Lac Haussimont, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Haussimont is an Outaouais water, in Quebec. It sits at 388 metres above sea level. With some 37 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 5.4 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It ranks high for size among our Outaouais listings. The nearest town is Saint-Boniface, 99 km away. Then Maniwaki, 109 km, and Saint-Raphaël, 118 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Haussimont

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Haussimont the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Lac Haussimont regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Lac Charencey, 0.5 km away. Ask locally about Lac Haussimont if anything is unclear.