Fishing at Lac du Patre, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Patre falls in Outaouais, part of Quebec. The surface lies 394 metres up. The town to know is Ferme-Neuve, 96 km out. The big place round here is Gatineau, 213 km distant. Others close at hand: Lac Keshtets a shade over 1.5 km, Lac de la Pelerine at 1.8 km, Lac des Scolytes a shade over 1.9 km, Lac Lignine at 2.3 km and Lac Douro a shade over 2.3 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Patre

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac du Patre decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac du Patre follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Keshtets, 1.5 km away. Rules at Lac du Patre are worth checking on the day.