Lac Flo Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Flo lies in Outaouais, in Quebec. The water sits 275 metres up. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Maniwaki sits 22 km from the bank. It is 108 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Near neighbours: Lac Solo (0.6 km), Lac Cairine 1 km away, Lac Kee (1.1 km), Lac Hebert 1.9 km away and Lac Le Vital (2.4 km). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Flo

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Outaouais: pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Lac Flo before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -14°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac Flo follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Solo is 0.6 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Flo for certain.