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

• Overview

  Lac du Mouron sits in Outaouais, out in Quebec. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Ripon sits 15 km from the bank. Further out sit Saint-André-Avellin (21 km) and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (25 km). This one is safely inside the county line. Conditions change the water more than the calendar does.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Mouron

  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. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Lac du Mouron rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Lac du Mouron more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Moutarde is 0.5 km off. What applies at Lac du Mouron may have changed since it was mapped.