Lac Tremblay Fishing near Chalk River, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tremblay is set in Outaouais, Quebec. What surrounds it is mixed forest. Surface area is around 95 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The perimeter runs near 11 km, so plan the walk before you start. Few waters listed in Outaouais are bigger. Nearest town is Chalk River, 18 km off. Gatineau sits 138 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tremblay

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Outaouais: pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac Tremblay fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac Tremblay.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Lac Filion at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Tremblay should be assumed from this page alone.