Bands of rain crossing through the day, with a soft SSW wind with the barometer flat. Give windblown banks where food collects the first hour at Lac Irone. A stay-home graph, with the morning as the one excuse to go. Quiet tactics only; the fish will not chase today. Shortening days concentrate the feeding into fewer hours.
The bites are poor now
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In Quebec, Lac Irone belongs to Outaouais. Elevation runs to 309 metres. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Outaouais. Saint-Boniface lies 43 km from the water. Further out sit Maniwaki (55 km) and Ferme-Neuve (62 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Irone the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.
Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Lac Irone the same rules apply, with local timing.
Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lac Andabre, 0.5 km out. Confirm access to Lac Irone locally before you travel.
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The bites are poor now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 7.9 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 13 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 76 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
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