Fishing Lac Bout a Bout in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bout a Bout sits within Outaouais in Quebec. This is mixed forest ground. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 2.4 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, Wakefield, is 5 km distant. It is 27 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bout a Bout

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Bout a Bout for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -13°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac Bout a Bout follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Faguette, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Bout a Bout in what we hold.