Fishing at Lac Tamburin, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  The Outaouais entry here is Lac Tamburin, in Quebec. It lies 389 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 10 hectares — small enough to read in one session. With about 1.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Saint-Boniface is the closest place, 60 km off. Maniwaki lies 72 km off, Ferme-Neuve another 75 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tamburin

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Tamburin responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 17°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac Tamburin follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Quelven, 0.7 km away. For Lac Tamburin, the notice at the access point is the final word.