Fishing at Lac des Fees, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Fees sits in Outaouais, out in Quebec. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. The nearest place of any size is Ripon, 8.8 km away. Then Saint-André-Avellin, 14 km, and Thurso, 21 km. Near neighbours: 0.7 km out stands Lac Long, 1.2 km away is Lac de la Neuf, 1.3 km out stands Lac des Mauves, 1.4 km away is Grand lac Louise and 1.5 km out stands Lac du Chevreuil. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Fees

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Lac des Fees the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. 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 early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac des Fees runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Long is 0.7 km distant. The position on Lac des Fees is worth confirming on the day.