Lac Jendin in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac Jendin in Outaouais, Quebec. It stands 414 metres above sea level. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Saint-Boniface, is 83 km distant. Ferme-Neuve is 85 km and Mont-Laurier 95 km. Close by you also have: Lac Chiton 0.4 km, Lac Velm at about 0.5 km, Lac Meduse 0.5 km, Lac de la Neige at about 1 km and Lac Poulpe 1.3 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jendin

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Take Lac Jendin a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Lac Jendin regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac Chiton is 0.4 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Jendin.