Lac de l'Epinette Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Epinette stands in Outaouais, Quebec. The bank is 315 metres above sea level. The nearest town is Saint-Raphaël, 29 km away. Maniwaki is 40 km away, with Wakefield at 43 km. Within a short drive: Lac Hemlock within 0.3 km, Lac a Micas 0.6 km, Lac a Delmard within 0.9 km, Petit lac Daily 1 km and Lac a la Loutre within 1.2 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Epinette

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac de l'Epinette gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -13°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac de l'Epinette fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A campsite is mapped about 1.4 km away, which makes an early start easier. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Hemlock is 0.3 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac de l'Epinette.