Fishing Lac Nelombo in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  The Outaouais entry here is Lac Nelombo, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 444 metres. Saint-Boniface lies 61 km from the water. After that come Maniwaki at 73 km and Ferme-Neuve at 76 km. More in the same country: Lac Interroi a shade over 0.6 km, Lac du Galon 1.1 km away, Lac des Sandres a shade over 1.2 km, Lac Tamburin 1.6 km away and Lac du Cahot a shade over 1.8 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nelombo

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac Nelombo the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -17°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Lac Nelombo more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Interroi, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Nelombo in what we hold.