Lac Ripain in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Ripain is an Outaouais water, Quebec side. It sits at 390 metres above sea level. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. Ferme-Neuve at 89 km is the nearest place to stop. It is 206 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ripain

  Our records hold no depth for this water. 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. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Take Lac Ripain a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on Lac Ripain.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Bitume is 0.7 km off. Treat access at Lac Ripain as something to verify.