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

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Fraude in Outaouais, Quebec. It stands 381 metres above sea level. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Outaouais list. Ferme-Neuve is the closest town at 95 km. Then Saint-Boniface, 98 km, and Mont-Laurier, 106 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Fraude

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac de la Fraude responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Lac de la Fraude.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Maton is 0.5 km distant. Signs at Lac de la Fraude carry more weight than any list.