Lac des Embarras Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Outaouais, Quebec. Elevation runs to 180 metres. At about 23 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 3.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. 18 km away sits Saint-Raphaël, the nearest town. Maniwaki is 30 km away, with Saint-Boniface at 43 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Embarras

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac des Embarras the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Embarras.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Laroche is 0.7 km distant. Confirm access to Lac des Embarras locally before you travel.