Fishing at Lac Lentiol, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Lentiol in Outaouais, Quebec. The surface lies 412 metres up. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Ferme-Neuve is 86 km out. It is 203 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Other water within reach: Lac Golo lies 0.7 km on, Lac Matras at about 1.6 km, Lac Aiseau lies 1.8 km on, Lac Glui at about 1.9 km and Lac Fouteau lies 2.1 km on. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lentiol

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Lentiol to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 17°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Lac Lentiol by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Golo at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lac Lentiol locally before you travel.