Lac Pennicle Fishing near Fort-Coulonge, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pennicle is an Outaouais water, Quebec side. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. Supplies mean a trip to Fort-Coulonge, 18 km off. For a city, Gatineau is 108 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pennicle

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Pennicle the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -14°C in January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac Pennicle follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Lloyd is 0.4 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Pennicle in what we hold.