Fishing at Lac Rama, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Rama sits within Outaouais in Quebec. The water sits 421 metres up. The water covers some 15 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 2.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Saint-Boniface sits 72 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 185 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rama

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Rama decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac Rama fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac du Faisan sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac Rama in what we hold.