Lac Pawsey Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Pawsey, in Outaouais. The bank gives way to lake country bush. It measures about 22 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 3.1 km on foot. The nearest town is Saint-Boniface, 55 km away. Further out sit Maniwaki (68 km) and Ferme-Neuve (71 km). Other water within reach: Lac Bafre lies 1 km on, Lac du Rapt 1.1 km away, Lac Variole lies 1.5 km on, Lac Craig 1.7 km away and Lac Dammar lies 1.7 km on. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pawsey

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Pawsey the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Pawsey runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Bafre, 1 km away. Check the position on Lac Pawsey before loading the car.