Lac Lemming Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Quebec, this is Lac Lemming. Around the bank it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Outaouais. The town to know is Saint-Boniface, 64 km out. Gatineau is the closest city, 180 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lemming

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Take Lac Lemming a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac Lemming.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Embryon, 0.4 km out. Treat access at Lac Lemming as something to verify.