Lac MacCreadie, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac MacCreadie falls inside Outaouais. This is rolling bush country. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Supplies mean a trip to Fort-Coulonge, 24 km off. For a city, Gatineau is 73 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac MacCreadie

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac MacCreadie that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -13°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Lac MacCreadie around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. 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. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Blaskie sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac MacCreadie should be assumed from this page alone.