Lac Newberry, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Outaouais, Quebec, sits Lac Newberry. What surrounds it is rolling bush. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Deep River sits 19 km from the bank. It is 149 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Near neighbours: Lac Meilleur near enough 0.3 km, Lac Pepin sits 0.7 km out, Lac Racine near enough 1.2 km, Lac Shanty sits 1.6 km out and Lac Saint-Pierre near enough 1.7 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Newberry

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Outaouais: pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Lac Newberry a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac Newberry follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Meilleur is 0.3 km distant. For Lac Newberry, the notice at the access point is the final word.