Fishing at Lac Hogan, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Hogan, in Outaouais. What surrounds it is mixed forest. Surface area is around 41 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. A shoreline of some 2.9 km keeps the choices simple. On our Outaouais list it sits near the top for size. Start from Maniwaki, 11 km down the road. Beyond it, Saint-Boniface at 13 km and Saint-Raphaël at 25 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hogan

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Lac Hogan for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Lac Hogan.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac a Riel is 1.2 km off. Check the position on Lac Hogan before loading the car.