Fishing Lac Patelle in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  The Outaouais end of Quebec holds Lac Patelle. It lies 383 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. For a base, Saint-Boniface sits 92 km out. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 207 km away. Water in the same corner: Lac Niel some 0.7 km off, Lac Lustin out at 0.9 km, Lac Gibbon some 1.1 km off, Lac Prune out at 1.4 km and Lac Tavers some 1.6 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Patelle

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Lac Patelle rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 17°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Open water usually runs from early May until about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Lac Patelle.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Niel is 0.7 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac Patelle.