Lac des Sirex, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac des Sirex stands in Outaouais, Quebec. Land around it is mixed forest. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 18 km from the bank. Then La Minerve, 25 km, and Lac-Simon, 37 km. More in the same country: Lac de l'Aventure a touch under 0.4 km, Lac Menade 0.7 km away, Lac Leval a touch under 0.8 km, Lac a la Cruche 1.2 km away and Lac Devlin a touch under 1.5 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Sirex

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Lac des Sirex before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At Lac des Sirex the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This sits inside Réserve Faunique de Papineau-Labelle, so read the reserve notices first. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac de l'Aventure, 0.4 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac des Sirex.