Lac des Tourterelles Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Outaouais, Quebec, is where Lac des Tourterelles sits. This is rolling bush ground. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. For a base, Ripon sits 24 km out. The big place round here is Orléans, 47 km distant. Nearby, in order: Lac C. M. B. A. At about 0.7 km, 0.9 km away is Lac Lloyd, Lac Lemieux at about 1.1 km, 1.2 km away is Lac Enclume and Lac Campeau at about 1.5 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Tourterelles

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac des Tourterelles the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -14°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Lac des Tourterelles that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac C. M. B. A. Is 0.7 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac des Tourterelles.