Fishing Lac Eros in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Eros lies in Outaouais, Quebec. What surrounds it is rolling bush. For a base, Saint-Raphaël sits 39 km out. Gatineau is the closest city, 108 km away. Nearby, in order: Lac Hurley some 2.5 km off, Lac Munroe 3.1 km away, Lac Manse some 3.5 km off, Lac Seguin 4 km away and Petit lac Manse some 4.1 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Eros

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Eros rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Lac Eros.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Lac Hurley at 2.5 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac Eros.