Fishing Lac Simpson in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Simpson belongs to Outaouais, Quebec. Land around it is lake country bush. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 1.6 km of margin, front to back. The nearest place of any size is Mont-Laurier, 21 km away. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 103 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Simpson

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Simpson for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac Simpson runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Labelle, 1.3 km out. The position on Lac Simpson is worth confirming on the day.