Fishing Lac Edja in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Edja belongs to Outaouais. The setting is rolling bush on every side. Roughly 1.98 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Around 11 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Outaouais. Saint-Raphaël lies 8 km from the water. The big place round here is Gatineau, 81 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Edja

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac Edja that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 19°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Lac Edja.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Overnight stays are possible 900 m away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Petit lac Perdu sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Edja should be assumed from this page alone.