Fishing at Lac Pomet, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Lac Pomet is a Quebec water. The land about it is rolling bush. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. On size it sits at the modest end of our Outaouais list. Start from Saint-Boniface, 100 km down the road. The big place round here is Gatineau, 207 km distant. Nearby alternatives: Lac Cazaux (0.6 km), Lac Quenotte 0.9 km away, Lac Saiga (1 km), Lac Blere 1.2 km away and Lac Ladin (1.6 km). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pomet

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac Pomet before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Lac Pomet regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Cazaux at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Lac Pomet.