Lac Simard Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Simard is set in Outaouais, Quebec. The bank is 211 metres above sea level. At about 22 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 3.6 km in total. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Some 34 km away sits Val-des-Monts, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 53 km away. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lac Simard

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac Simard for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -13°C in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from late April until about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Simard that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac de la Carpe at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Lac Simard are worth checking on the day.