Lac Moore Fishing near Deep River, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Moore is one of the Outaouais waters in Quebec. Around the bank it is pine and birch. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Deep River lies 28 km from the water. Gatineau is the closest city, 157 km away. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Lance roughly 0.7 km, Lac Griffin 1.1 km away, Lac Ringrose roughly 2 km, Lac Forget 2.6 km away and Lac Loon roughly 2.6 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Moore

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Moore gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac Moore follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Lac Lance, 0.7 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac Moore.