Lac des Plages Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Plages is one of the Outaouais listings for Quebec. It stands 215 metres above sea level. At 4.91 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. It is among the larger waters listed here for Outaouais. Start from Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 14 km down the road. The big place round here is Orléans, 76 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Plages

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. 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. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Lac des Plages should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -13°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Lac des Plages regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A carry of 1 km from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Facilities run to toilets 1.3 km from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac du Brochet, 2.4 km out. Ask locally about Lac des Plages if anything is unclear.