Lac Tarentule Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tarentule is an Outaouais water, Quebec side. Land around it is rolling bush. At about 20 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 2.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, Saint-Boniface, is 76 km away. Gatineau sits 192 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tarentule

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Lac Tarentule the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. At Lac Tarentule the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Brocas, 1.4 km away. For Lac Tarentule, the notice at the access point is the final word.