Lac du Cheval Noir Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac du Cheval Noir in Outaouais, Quebec. The land about it is lake country bush. Roughly 17 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.9 km on foot. For a base, Saint-Boniface sits 70 km out. Ferme-Neuve is 71 km and Mont-Laurier 80 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cheval Noir

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Lac du Cheval Noir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near late November in autumn. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac du Cheval Noir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac de l'Aile Grise at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Lac du Cheval Noir may have changed since it was mapped.