Lac de l'Ivresse Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de l'Ivresse in Outaouais, Quebec. It stands 400 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. The closest town, Saint-Boniface, is 74 km away. Ferme-Neuve lies 76 km off, Mont-Laurier another 86 km. If this one is busy: 0.8 km away is Lac Ber, Lac Nevele at 0.8 km, 0.9 km away is Lac Psaume, Lac Loda at 1 km and 1.1 km away is Lac Emeril. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ivresse

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. 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 and smallmouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Lac de l'Ivresse where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 17°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac de l'Ivresse more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Ber sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lac de l'Ivresse as something to verify.