Lac Creighton Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Outaouais, Quebec, you have Lac Creighton. The water sits 268 metres up. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest place of any size is Deep River, 30 km away. Chalk River follows at 34 km, then Petawawa at 41 km. Others close at hand: Lac Germain 0.4 km away, Lac Brisebois 0.6 km off, Lac des Noix 2 km away, Lac Simms 2.2 km off and Lac des Ilots 4.1 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Creighton

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lac Creighton the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -14°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac Creighton that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Germain sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Lac Creighton carry more weight than any list.