Lac Desrochers in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Desrochers is set in Outaouais, Quebec. The bank is 324 metres above sea level. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Deep River is the closest town at 43 km. The big place round here is Gatineau, 163 km distant. What else is close: Lac Chenier within 0.8 km, Lac Flynn at 1.1 km, Lac des Trois Loutres within 1.6 km, Lac Ellefsen at 2 km and Lac Kensley within 2.3 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Desrochers

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Desrochers the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -15°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Lac Desrochers the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Chenier, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Desrochers for certain.