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

• Overview

  Look for Lac de la Sauterelle in Outaouais, Quebec. Height above sea level is 249 metres. Surface area is around 56 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline length is close to 10 km, and each section fishes a little differently. On our Outaouais list it sits near the top for size. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 60 km away. Gatineau is the closest city, 176 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Sauterelle

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Lac de la Sauterelle in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -16°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac de la Sauterelle runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Systole at 1.6 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac de la Sauterelle as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.