Fishing Lac du Chardon in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Chardon is listed under Outaouais, Quebec. Height above sea level is 381 metres. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Deep River, 103 km out. Saint-Boniface follows at 108 km, then Chalk River at 111 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chardon

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Lac du Chardon to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -16°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Expect Lac du Chardon to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. 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. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Pachot, 0.9 km away. Treat access at Lac du Chardon as something to verify.