Lac en Piquet Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac en Piquet stands in Outaouais, Quebec. It lies 281 metres above sea level. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Outaouais. Deep River is the closest town at 60 km. It is 153 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac en Piquet

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac en Piquet the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Lac en Piquet the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac du Zinc, 2.6 km out. Check the position on Lac en Piquet before loading the car.