Fishing Lac Cassidy in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Cassidy is one of the Outaouais waters in Quebec. It sits at 273 metres above sea level. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Outaouais list. Wakefield lies 12 km from the water. Gatineau is the closest city, 36 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cassidy

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Lac Cassidy where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -13°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac Cassidy the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Cullen sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Cassidy.