Lac Richardson in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Outaouais, Quebec, you have Lac Richardson. It lies 169 metres above sea level. With some 28 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. For supplies, Shawville is 7.3 km out. Further out sit Renfrew (25 km) and Fort-Coulonge (26 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Richardson

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Outaouais: pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac Richardson before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 20°C, while January sits near -13°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Richardson.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac du Don is 0.8 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Richardson.