Fishing at Lac Montmidy, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Outaouais, Quebec. What surrounds it is rolling bush. Surface area is around 46 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. At about 6.7 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It ranks high for size among our Outaouais listings. Nearest place of any size is Deep River, 51 km away. Gatineau sits 167 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Montmidy

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. 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. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Lac Montmidy fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -15°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lac Montmidy fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Bresse at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac Montmidy should be assumed from this page alone.