Lac Calas Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Quebec, this is Lac Calas. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Some 77 km away sits Saint-Boniface, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 189 km away. Other water within reach: Lac Rable 0.7 km off, Lac Damre out at 1.2 km, Lac Valvule 1.3 km off, Lac Briasq out at 1.4 km and Lac Grenord 2.5 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Calas

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Outaouais: pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Calas repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -17°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Lac Calas the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac Rable, 0.7 km away. None of that is settled for Lac Calas in what we hold.