Lac Manchot, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Manchot lies in Outaouais, Quebec. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. 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 nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 75 km away. It is 190 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Manchot

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Lac Manchot before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac Manchot that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac Pelican at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Lac Manchot.