Fishing at Lac Funin, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Funin sits within Outaouais in Quebec. The bank is 377 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. Nearest town is Saint-Boniface, 91 km off. Further out sit Maniwaki (102 km) and Ferme-Neuve (109 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Funin

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Lac Funin light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Funin.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Jackie, 0.7 km out. Signs at Lac Funin carry more weight than any list.