Lac Kelleher Fishing near Deep River, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Kelleher is one of the Outaouais waters in Quebec. The bank gives way to pine and birch. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Outaouais list. Deep River sits 13 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Chalk River, 15 km, and Petawawa, 26 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kelleher

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Lac Kelleher rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan any trip to Lac Kelleher around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Hamelin is 0.7 km off. Signs at Lac Kelleher carry more weight than any list.