Lac de la Cedriere near Ripon: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac de la Cedriere sits within Outaouais in Quebec. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. 7.1 km away sits Ripon, the nearest town. Orléans sits 50 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Others close at hand: Lac Lemery near enough 0.3 km, Lac Lavergne 2.3 km, Lac Avarice near enough 2.7 km, Lac des Iles 2.7 km and Lac Schryer near enough 4 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Cedriere

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Lac de la Cedriere rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -13°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Lac de la Cedriere.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. You can camp 70 m off, which suits an early start. 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. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Lemery sits 0.3 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac de la Cedriere in what we hold.