Lac des Soeurs Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac des Soeurs falls inside Outaouais. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Outaouais list. Head to Val-des-Monts, 28 km away, for anything you forgot. Wakefield is 32 km and Buckingham 36 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Soeurs

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Lac des Soeurs rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -13°C in January up to 18°C in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac des Soeurs follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Hayes at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Lac des Soeurs are worth checking on the day.