Fishing at Lac Moffat, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Outaouais, Quebec, you have Lac Moffat. What surrounds it is rolling bush. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. The town to know is Shawville, 13 km out. For a city, Gatineau is 52 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Moffat

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Moffat gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Lac Moffat by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Ireland sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Moffat should be assumed from this page alone.