Lac Perdu Fishing near Ripon, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Lac Perdu is a Quebec water. It sits in lake country bush country. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Outaouais. The nearest place of any size is Ripon, 10 km away. Then Saint-André-Avellin, 16 km, and Thurso, 24 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perdu

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Lac Perdu where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -13°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Perdu.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Petit lac du Pin Rouge at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Perdu in particular, ask before you travel.