Fishing Lac Tookie in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tookie sits within Outaouais in Quebec. Height above sea level is 369 metres. Around 20 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 3.1 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. 90 km away sits Saint-Boniface, the nearest town. Maniwaki lies 102 km off, Ferme-Neuve another 108 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tookie

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac Tookie the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early May to about late November in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac Tookie rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. 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. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Funin, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Lac Tookie are worth checking on the day.