Fishing at Lac des Carottes, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Carottes is set in Outaouais, Quebec. Height above sea level is 300 metres. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. The nearest town is Ripon, 16 km away. Saint-André-Avellin lies 23 km off, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel another 24 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Carottes

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac des Carottes the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Carottes.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac du Chiendent is 0.3 km distant. Nothing on Lac des Carottes should be assumed from this page alone.