Lac Belloc Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Belloc sits within Outaouais in Quebec. The surface lies 383 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 81 km away. The big place round here is Gatineau, 195 km distant. Round about: Lac Giat a shade over 0.4 km, Lac Becheret at about 0.9 km, Lac du Colibri a shade over 2.6 km, Lac Fayat at about 2.8 km and Lac Rabot a shade over 2.9 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Belloc

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to Lac Belloc should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -17°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about late November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac Belloc rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A campsite lies 760 m away for anyone staying over. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Lac Giat, 0.4 km away. For Lac Belloc, the notice at the access point is the final word.