Fishing at Lac du Missionnaire, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Missionnaire belongs to Outaouais, Quebec. Elevation runs to 219 metres. Roughly 30 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 3.1 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Wakefield sits 31 km from here and is the nearest stop. Val-des-Monts is 31 km and Cantley 41 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Missionnaire

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac du Missionnaire the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. From about late April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac du Missionnaire runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A camping area sits within 270 m of here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lac Creux is 1.3 km off. Check the position on Lac du Missionnaire before loading the car.