Lac du Tremble Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Tremble is an Outaouais water, Quebec side. The surface lies 383 metres up. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 102 km from Saint-Boniface. It is 206 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Tremble

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac du Tremble before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac du Tremble follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Crisia is 0.6 km off. For Lac du Tremble, the notice at the access point is the final word.