Lac Spittals near Saint-Raphaël: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  The Outaouais entry here is Lac Spittals, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 208 metres. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 1.5 km on foot. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Saint-Raphaël sits 25 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Maniwaki at 36 km and Wakefield at 46 km. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Lac Spittals

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Spittals a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Time your trip to Lac Spittals by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A campsite lies 260 m away for anyone staying over. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac du Bluff is 1.1 km distant. Treat Lac Spittals as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.