Fishing at Lac Carrier, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Outaouais, Quebec, sits Lac Carrier. The water sits 275 metres up. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. You are 19 km from Chalk River. Beyond it, Deep River at 20 km and Petawawa at 24 km. Nearby, in order: 1.1 km away is Lac Filion, Lac Tremblay a shade over 1.9 km, 2 km away is Petit lac Tremblay, Lac Rainville a shade over 2.2 km and 2.3 km away is Lac De Rouin. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Carrier

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Treat Lac Carrier as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Lac Carrier regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Filion at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Lac Carrier carry more weight than any list.