Lac Piskaret in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Piskaret belongs to Outaouais, Quebec. The country here is mixed forest. It measures some 1.21 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. With 11 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Outaouais are bigger. The closest town, Saint-Boniface, is 82 km away. Ferme-Neuve lies 92 km off, Maniwaki another 94 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Piskaret

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Lac Piskaret rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Lac Piskaret more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac du Crabe sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac Piskaret as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.