Lac Labelle Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Labelle falls inside Outaouais. It sits in rolling bush. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Outaouais list. The nearest place of any size is Mont-Laurier, 21 km away. It is 104 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Labelle

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Lac Labelle to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Lac Labelle more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Menard, 0.4 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac Labelle.