Lac Reux in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Reux lies in Outaouais, in Quebec. The surroundings are rolling bush. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 15 km from here and is the nearest stop. Orléans sits 74 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Reux

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Lac Reux decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Lac Reux that shapes the whole year.

• 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. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac Sem is 0.7 km off. Rules at Lac Reux are worth checking on the day.