Fishing Lac des Outardes in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Outardes in Lanaudière, Quebec. The bank is 524 metres above sea level. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Lanaudière standards. Head to Manawan, 12 km away, for anything you forgot. After that come Saint-Michel-des-Saints at 59 km and Rivière-Rouge at 87 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Outardes

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Lanaudière list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac des Outardes gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac des Outardes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Tcomarke is 1.1 km distant. Signs at Lac des Outardes carry more weight than any list.