Fishing at Lac Quelern, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Outaouais, Quebec, this is Lac Quelern. It stands 294 metres above sea level. Saint-Boniface sits 48 km from the bank. Maniwaki is 60 km and Ferme-Neuve 71 km. Nearest other option: Lac du Faucard after 0.3 km, Lac Venne some 0.9 km off, Lac des Cailloux after 1 km, Lac des Fourches some 1 km off and Lac du Lasso after 1.7 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Quelern

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lac Quelern light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -16°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Lac Quelern regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac du Faucard is 0.3 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Quelern for certain.