Fishing at Lac Morrissette, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Outaouais, Quebec, is where Lac Morrissette sits. It stands 185 metres above sea level. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Val-des-Monts lies 18 km from the water. Then Buckingham, 21 km, and Wakefield, 27 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Morrissette

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Work Lac Morrissette in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 19°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Morrissette fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Nazaire, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lac Morrissette may have changed since it was mapped.