Fishing at Lac Lommel, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Outaouais, Quebec, you have Lac Lommel. The bank is 321 metres above sea level. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. On size it sits at the modest end of our Outaouais list. Some 62 km away sits Saint-Boniface, the nearest settlement. For a city, Gatineau is 178 km off. Water in the same corner: Lac de la Cigale at 1 km, Lac Foulie a shade over 1.2 km, Lac Artere at 1.3 km, Lac Porto a shade over 1.5 km and Lac Cuzy at 2 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lommel

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. 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. On Lac Lommel that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -17°C for January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Lommel.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Cigale is 1 km off. Nothing on Lac Lommel should be assumed from this page alone.