Fishing Lac Cornemuse in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Cornemuse stands in Outaouais, Quebec. The bank is 333 metres above sea level. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Ferme-Neuve is the closest place, 78 km off. Saint-Boniface is 78 km and Mont-Laurier 88 km. In the same area: Lac Harpe about 1.1 km, Lac Buken lies 1.2 km on, Lac Meteorite about 1.5 km, Lac Perroquet lies 1.7 km on and Lac Domino about 1.7 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cornemuse

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. 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. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Cornemuse light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Lac Cornemuse around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Harpe, 1.1 km out. Check the position at Lac Cornemuse before loading the car.