Lac de l'Officier Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de l'Officier in Outaouais, Quebec. The setting is pine and birch on every side. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Nearest town is Saint-Boniface, 101 km off. Gatineau is the closest city, 205 km away. Other water within reach: Lac Sceptre at 0.6 km, Lac du Tremble within 0.7 km, Lac Cirre at 1 km, Lac Crisia within 1.3 km and Lac du Noyer at 2.2 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Officier

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac de l'Officier fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on Lac de l'Officier.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. 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 tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Sceptre, 0.6 km out. Check the position on Lac de l'Officier before loading the car.