Lac Richardson near Fort-Coulonge: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Richardson falls inside Outaouais. Elevation runs to 272 metres. With some 32 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 4.3 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Outaouais. Fort-Coulonge is the closest town at 21 km. It is 94 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Richardson

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Outaouais list pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Lac Richardson a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Lac Richardson.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lac McKay is 1.8 km off. Nothing on Lac Richardson should be assumed from this page alone.