Fishing at Lac du Lasso, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Lac du Lasso is a Quebec water. This is lake country bush ground. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. Saint-Boniface at 48 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Maniwaki at 60 km and Ferme-Neuve at 70 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Lasso

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac du Lasso the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac du Lasso.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Nemeens is 0.7 km distant. For Lac du Lasso, the notice at the access point is the final word.