Lac Chelidoine in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Chelidoine belongs to Outaouais, Quebec. Everything around it is rolling bush. For a base, Saint-Boniface sits 92 km out. It is 202 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Within a short run: Lac Agnat 0.8 km away, Lac Trinal a touch under 0.9 km, Lac Lono 0.9 km away, Lac Sunny a touch under 1.1 km and Lac du Talisman 1.1 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chelidoine

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Lac Chelidoine before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Chelidoine.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Agnat, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Chelidoine in particular, ask before you travel.