Lac Nome Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Nome is an Outaouais water, in Quebec. The ground round it is boreal forest. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Supplies mean a trip to Ferme-Neuve, 97 km off. For a city, Gatineau is 218 km off. Round about: Lac du Fruit-Qui-Rougit within 0.6 km, Lac du Rouge Exil out at 0.9 km, Lac des Ephemerides du Sang within 1.3 km, Lac Opener out at 2.1 km and Lac Foulain within 3.2 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nome

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Nome the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Expect Lac Nome to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac du Fruit-Qui-Rougit is 0.6 km off. Signs at Lac Nome carry more weight than any list.