Lac du Cahot, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Cahot falls inside Outaouais. This is rolling bush ground. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Outaouais are larger. 62 km away sits Saint-Boniface, the nearest town. Maniwaki lies 75 km off, Ferme-Neuve another 78 km. Close by you have: Lac des Sandres at 0.7 km, Lac du Galon out at 0.9 km, Lac Nelombo at 1.8 km, Lac Amirat out at 2.3 km and Lac Interroi at 2.4 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cahot

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Lac du Cahot decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 17°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Lac du Cahot.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac des Sandres, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac du Cahot in particular, ask before you travel.