Lac Kennedy in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Outaouais, Quebec, is where Lac Kennedy sits. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Some 11 km away sits Wakefield, the nearest settlement. Cantley follows at 19 km, then Constance Bay at 20 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kennedy

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Take Lac Kennedy a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 20°C and January about -13°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Kennedy the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Jamieson sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Kennedy if anything is unclear.