Lac de la Vallee Austere Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de la Vallee Austere in Outaouais, Quebec. Height above sea level is 378 metres. The closest town, Ferme-Neuve, is 93 km distant. After that come Saint-Boniface at 100 km and Mont-Laurier at 106 km. More in the same country: Lac Gauvreau 2.2 km off, Lac Brillant 2.7 km, Lac Shannon 3.5 km off, Lac Butel 3.9 km and Lac du Double Arc-en-Ciel 4 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Vallee Austere

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac de la Vallee Austere the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Lac de la Vallee Austere that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Lac Gauvreau, 2.2 km out. Nothing on Lac de la Vallee Austere should be assumed from this page alone.