Lac Jonque Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Outaouais in Quebec is where Lac Jonque sits. The bank is 240 metres above sea level. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Around 2.2 km of margin, front to back. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Boniface, 40 km off. Maniwaki is 52 km and Ferme-Neuve 55 km. Close by you also have: Lac Fellah about 0.9 km, 0.9 km out stands Lac Latte, Lac Dartois about 1 km, 1.1 km out stands Lac Onagre and Lac Asson about 1.3 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jonque

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Jonque fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Lac Jonque the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Fellah is 0.9 km distant. Signs at Lac Jonque carry more weight than any list.