Fishing Lac du Bosquet in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Quebec, this is Lac du Bosquet. It sits at 316 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. The nearest town is Saint-Boniface, 64 km away. Gatineau is the closest city, 180 km away. Also on the doorstep: Lac Andelain within 0.7 km, Lac Artere at 1.1 km, Lac Satellite within 1.3 km, Lac du Pic-Bois at 1.5 km and Lac Eclair within 1.5 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Bosquet

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Outaouais: pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Lac du Bosquet a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac du Bosquet.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Andelain, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac du Bosquet.