Lac Quelven Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Quelven is one of the Outaouais listings for Quebec. It stands 416 metres above sea level. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Outaouais list. Saint-Boniface sits 61 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Maniwaki, 73 km, and Ferme-Neuve, 75 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Quelven

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Take Lac Quelven a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Open water usually runs from early May until about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Lac Quelven regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. 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. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Faubourg at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Quelven, the notice at the access point is the final word.