Fishing Lac des Soeurs in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  The Outaouais end of Quebec holds Lac des Soeurs. The bank is 233 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. The nearest town is Saint-André-Avellin, 3.2 km away. Orléans sits 44 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Soeurs

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac des Soeurs the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -13°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Lac des Soeurs that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac de la Mine d'Or sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Lac des Soeurs before loading the car.