Lac Damre Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Damre is an Outaouais water, Quebec side. The setting is mixed forest on every side. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 78 km away. Maniwaki follows at 90 km, then Ferme-Neuve at 94 km. Close by you also have: Lac Briasq 0.6 km away, 1.2 km out stands Lac Calas, Lac Rable 1.4 km away, 2.2 km out stands Lac Grenord and Lac Faraman 2.2 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Damre

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac Damre fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Damre.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Briasq, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Lac Damre as something to verify.