Lac Tamis Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tamis lies in Outaouais, Quebec. The water sits 367 metres up. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. 101 km away sits Saint-Boniface, the nearest town. After that come Maniwaki at 112 km and Ferme-Neuve at 120 km. Neighbouring water: Lac Tamandua some 0.7 km off, Lac Etsaut at 0.7 km, Lac Raccroc some 1.4 km off, Lac Aubiat at 1.6 km and Lac Ardoix some 1.6 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tamis

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac Tamis before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, early May opens the water and late November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Lac Tamis regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. 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. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Tamandua, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lac Tamis is worth confirming on the day.