Lac des Camelines Fishing near Ripon, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Camelines lies in Outaouais, Quebec. It lies 306 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Outaouais are larger. Ripon is the closest town at 18 km. After that come Saint-André-Avellin at 24 km and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel at 25 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Camelines

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Treat Lac des Camelines as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Lac des Camelines.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac des Amis, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac des Camelines.