Lac Rutledge, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Rutledge lies in Outaouais, in Quebec. The ground around here is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Shawville is the closest place, 15 km off. Gatineau sits 58 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rutledge

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Lac Rutledge light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -13°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Rutledge fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lacs a Jowle sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac Rutledge.