Fishing Lac Badin in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  The Outaouais end of Quebec holds Lac Badin. It lies 355 metres above sea level. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The town to know is Saint-Boniface, 53 km out. Gatineau is the closest city, 163 km away. If this one is busy: Lac Duffel after 0.5 km, Lac Daphne out at 1.1 km, Lac du Sanglot after 1.3 km, Lac de la Panique out at 1.9 km and Lac Querbes after 2.4 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Badin

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lac Badin the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac Badin rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac Duffel is 0.5 km off. What applies at Lac Badin may have changed since it was mapped.