Lac Tempenny Fishing near Wakefield, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Tempenny falls inside Outaouais. The bank is 217 metres above sea level. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. You are 6.8 km from Wakefield. It is 17 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tempenny

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac Tempenny repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -12°C to 19°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lac Tempenny runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Girard sits 2.3 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac Tempenny is worth confirming on the day.