Lac de la Ferme Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Ferme in Outaouais, Quebec. Elevation runs to 211 metres. Surface area is around 55 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 3.1 km on foot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Outaouais. For a base, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 1.2 km out. The big place round here is Orléans, 70 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Ferme

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. 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 and rainbow smelt. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac de la Ferme decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac de la Ferme.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A car park lies 590 m away, so the walk in is short. There is a jetty 470 m off, worth knowing on a busy day. A campsite lies 1.3 km away for anyone staying over. A picnic spot sits 1.3 km from the bank. Mapping records toilets within 1.1 km. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Grenet at 1.6 km is the sensible second choice.