Lac Simonet Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Simonet in Outaouais, Quebec. This is mixed forest ground. The water covers some 56 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. It ranks high for size among our Outaouais listings. The nearest place of any size is Ripon, 3.4 km away. Saint-André-Avellin is 10 km and Papineauville 22 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Simonet

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Take Lac Simonet a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -13°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Lac Simonet around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. A pier or jetty stands 480 m away, which helps on a crowded bank. There is a campsite 580 m from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Baie Guy at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Lac Simonet is worth confirming on the day.