Lac du Crabe Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Crabe falls inside Outaouais. It sits at 365 metres above sea level. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.9 km on foot. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Boniface, 82 km off. Then Ferme-Neuve, 92 km, and Maniwaki, 94 km. Other water nearby: Lac Piskaret 0.6 km off, Lac des Fossiles within 0.9 km, Lac Euglene 1.4 km off, Lac Paramecie within 1.4 km and Lac Loon 1.4 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Crabe

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. 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. Records held for Outaouais cover 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. Work Lac du Crabe in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Crabe.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Piskaret at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac du Crabe.