Fishing Lac du Raseur in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Raseur is an Outaouais water, in Quebec. It sits in rolling bush country. Around 15 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 2.8 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Supplies mean a trip to Fort-Coulonge, 37 km off. Pembroke is 43 km and Petawawa 44 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Raseur

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac du Raseur for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Lac du Raseur rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac de l'Ennui is 2.2 km off. Nothing on Lac du Raseur should be assumed from this page alone.