Lac Molina in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Molina is an Outaouais water, Quebec side. What surrounds it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. You are 25 km from Deep River. Chalk River lies 35 km off, Petawawa another 54 km. More in the same country: Lac Demell 0.3 km off, Lac Bush after 2 km, Lac Brainerd 2.8 km off, Lac Lehmann after 3 km and Lac Bolton 3.2 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Molina

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Molina the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Molina.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Demell at 0.3 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Molina for certain.