Lac Kawashegamik Fishing near Maniwaki, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Kawashegamik is an Outaouais water, Quebec side. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 1.6 km, and most of it is walkable. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Supplies mean a trip to Maniwaki, 12 km off. The big place round here is Gatineau, 106 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kawashegamik

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac Kawashegamik the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Lac Kawashegamik around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Ogimakwe is 1.3 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Kawashegamik in what we hold.