Lac du Faisan Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Faisan is one of the Outaouais listings for Quebec. The water sits 403 metres up. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. Saint-Boniface sits 73 km from the bank. Beyond it, Maniwaki at 85 km and Ferme-Neuve at 88 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Faisan

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac du Faisan that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. From about early May to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac du Faisan rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows a campsite some 1.1 km from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Kiwi, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac du Faisan locally before you travel.