Lac de la Foulque in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac de la Foulque sits in Outaouais, out in Quebec. Height above sea level is 359 metres. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Outaouais are larger. For supplies, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is 18 km out. Then Ripon, 19 km, and Saint-André-Avellin, 27 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Foulque

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Lac de la Foulque is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Lac de la Foulque more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lac de la Gelinotte, 0.3 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac de la Foulque.