Fishing Lac Tenbos in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tenbos is set in Outaouais, Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. Head to Saint-Boniface, 54 km away, for anything you forgot. Gatineau is the closest city, 164 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tenbos

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Tenbos that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Lac Tenbos more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Spier sits 2.6 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Tenbos may have changed since it was mapped.