Lac Noir Fishing near Wakefield, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Noir, in Outaouais. It sits at 228 metres above sea level. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Outaouais list. The closest town, Wakefield, is 34 km distant. Gatineau is the closest city, 56 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Noir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Lac Noir a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -13°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Open water usually runs from late April until about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Noir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Newton, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lac Noir if anything is unclear.