Fishing Lac d'Alie in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac d'Alie falls in Outaouais, part of Quebec. The surface lies 174 metres up. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. The town to know is Saint-Raphaël, 23 km out. It is 68 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac d'Alie

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Lac d'Alie should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 19°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Lac d'Alie the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac a Roger, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac d'Alie should be assumed from this page alone.