Lac du Moulin Fishing near Wakefield, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Moulin lies in Outaouais, Quebec. The water sits 201 metres up. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Wakefield lies 34 km from the water. The big place round here is Gatineau, 56 km distant. Close by you also have: Lac Newton 1 km, Lac Noir within 1.1 km, Lac Violet 1.7 km, Lac des Roches within 2.3 km and Lac Vert 2.8 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Moulin

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac du Moulin fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -13°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac du Moulin rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Lac Newton, 1 km away. None of that is settled for Lac du Moulin in what we hold.