Lac Ava Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ava sits in Outaouais, out in Quebec. This is rolling bush country. Surface area runs to roughly 1.29 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. There is roughly 13 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Few waters listed in Outaouais are bigger. Saint-Boniface lies 84 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 181 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ava

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Ava the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac Ava follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A pier or jetty stands 160 m away, which helps on a crowded bank. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Lebeau sits 3.4 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Ava, the notice at the access point is the final word.