Lac Lundy in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Lundy belongs to Outaouais. Elevation runs to 189 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Outaouais are larger. Cantley lies 4.1 km from the water. For a city, Gatineau is 13 km off. Within a short run: Lac Doux (0.7 km), Lac Demi-Lune within 2.9 km, Lac des Spectacles (3.7 km), Lac Wallingford within 4.2 km and Lac McCarthy (4.6 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lundy

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Lundy the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -12°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Lundy.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Lac Doux at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Lac Lundy if anything is unclear.