Lac Bradley Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bradley falls in Outaouais, part of Quebec. Elevation runs to 199 metres. Small at around 6 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Saint-Boniface is the closest place, 9.1 km off. Maniwaki lies 14 km off, Mont-Laurier another 29 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bradley

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac Bradley gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac Bradley follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac des Vases at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Lac Bradley before loading the car.