Lac de Travers Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de Travers falls in Outaouais, part of Quebec. It stands 265 metres above sea level. With some 14 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 1.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. 10 km away sits Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, the nearest town. For a city, Orléans is 79 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de Travers

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Lac de Travers rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 18°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lac de Travers follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac de la Fraye is 0.7 km distant. Confirm access to Lac de Travers locally before you travel.