Fishing Lac Ipperciel in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ipperciel sits in Outaouais, out in Quebec. What surrounds it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Some 21 km away sits Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Lac-Simon (23 km) and La Conception (23 km). Near neighbours: Lac a la Truite 2.1 km, Lac Quesnel roughly 3.4 km, Lac Roger 3.4 km, Petit lac Quesnel roughly 3.4 km and Lac Levesque 3.5 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ipperciel

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Ipperciel the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Ipperciel runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac a la Truite at 2.1 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Lac Ipperciel before loading the car.