Lac Tawani Fishing in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tawani lies in Outaouais, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 403 metres. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. The town to know is Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 19 km out. Ripon is 24 km away, with Saint-André-Avellin at 31 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tawani

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Outaouais: pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Tawani the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -14°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac Tawani that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Tomahawk, 0.2 km away. Where Lac Tawani is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.