Lac du Ligot Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Ligot belongs to Outaouais. Around the bank it is rolling bush. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Outaouais list. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 95 km away. For a city, Gatineau is 210 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Ligot

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac du Ligot repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -17°C for January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Anyone fishing Lac du Ligot regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lac Termien, 0.5 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac du Ligot.