Lac Kennedy Fishing near Saint-Raphaël, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Kennedy is listed under Outaouais, Quebec. It stands 222 metres above sea level. With some 14 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 1.5 km in total. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Saint-Raphaël lies 15 km from the water. Maniwaki follows at 29 km, then Saint-Boniface at 40 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kennedy

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Kennedy gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Kennedy.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Lac de la Vieille at 1.5 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Kennedy for certain.