Lac Retty Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Retty is listed under Outaouais, Quebec. The bank is 368 metres above sea level. At some 2.80 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The perimeter runs near 22 km, so plan the walk before you start. On our Outaouais list it sits near the top for size. Saint-Boniface at 92 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Gatineau, 204 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Retty

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac Retty light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Lac Retty by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Misere sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Retty if anything is unclear.