Lac des Libellules Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Outaouais, Quebec, you have Lac des Libellules. It lies 385 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. Start from Saint-Boniface, 82 km down the road. Ferme-Neuve follows at 89 km, then Maniwaki at 95 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Libellules

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac des Libellules the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac des Libellules runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Corail sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac des Libellules.