Lac Ladouceur Fishing near Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Lac Ladouceur is a Quebec water. It stands 246 metres above sea level. Roughly 10 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. 11 km away sits Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, the nearest town. After that come Ripon at 16 km and Saint-André-Avellin at 23 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ladouceur

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Take Lac Ladouceur a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -13°C for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac Ladouceur the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. A camping area sits within 380 m of here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Chevrier-Bedard sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Ladouceur should be assumed from this page alone.