Lac Green Fishing near Shawville, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Green lies within the bounds of Outaouais, Quebec. The setting is lake country bush on every side. At about 55 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 4.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. Size puts it in the front rank of our Outaouais list. The nearest place of any size is Shawville, 5.6 km away. Renfrew follows at 25 km, then Arnprior at 26 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Green

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lac Green light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 20°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Lac Green rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac du Don at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac Green in particular, ask before you travel.