Fishing at Lac des Logs, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Logs is an Outaouais water, in Quebec. It sits at 194 metres above sea level. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. Most waters listed here for Outaouais are larger. You are 21 km from Saint-Raphaël. For a city, Gatineau is 70 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Logs

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Lac des Logs as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -13°C in January up to 19°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac des Logs runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Rond at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Lac des Logs may have changed since it was mapped.