Lac Perdu Fishing near Saint-Boniface, Quebec

• Overview

  Outaouais in Quebec is where Lac Perdu sits. Elevation runs to 263 metres. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Saint-Boniface lies 19 km from the water. Gatineau sits 119 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Also worth knowing: Lac Dram within 2.8 km, 3.1 km out stands Lac Adeline, Lac Tarse within 3.2 km, 3.7 km out stands Lac Susie and Lac Carole within 3.9 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perdu

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Perdu the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac Perdu.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Dram at 2.8 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac Perdu is worth confirming on the day.