Lac Kelly in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Kelly is an Outaouais water, in Quebec. Land around it is lake country bush. With some 26 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.5 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Some 20 km away sits Shawville, the nearest settlement. After that come Constance Bay at 22 km and Arnprior at 27 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kelly

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac Kelly for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -12°C to 19°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Kelly runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac Glynn is 1.7 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Kelly for certain.