Lac du Loup in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac du Loup, in Outaouais. It stands 270 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The nearest place of any size is Ripon, 21 km away. It is 67 km to Orléans, the nearest city. Close by you also have: 1 km out stands Lac Surprise, Lac Brown (1.2 km), 1.2 km out stands Lac aux Trois Pointes, Lac Rough (2 km) and 2.3 km out stands Lac Teal. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Loup

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac du Loup for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -13°C in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Loup.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Surprise sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac du Loup before loading the car.