Fishing at Lac Canot, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Canot in Outaouais, Quebec. The ground around here is pine and birch. It runs to roughly 16 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. The closest town, Fort-Coulonge, is 11 km distant. For a city, Gatineau is 100 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Canot

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Canot the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -13°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac Canot that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Frappier at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac Canot locally before you travel.