Fishing Lac Spire in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Outaouais, Quebec, is where Lac Spire sits. It stands 340 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Outaouais. Saint-Boniface at 72 km is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Ferme-Neuve (78 km) and Maniwaki (84 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Spire

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Outaouais: pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Lac Spire a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Lac Spire more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Pistil, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Spire in particular, ask before you travel.