Fishing at Lac Valvule, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Valvule stands in Outaouais, Quebec. It sits at 367 metres above sea level. The water covers some 19 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 2.4 km in total. Some 77 km away sits Saint-Boniface, the nearest settlement. For a city, Gatineau is 189 km off. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Rable (1.2 km), Lac Calas a shade over 1.3 km, Lac Briasq (2.4 km), Lac Damre a shade over 2.5 km and Lac Jean-Pere (3.2 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Valvule

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac Valvule light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near late November in autumn. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Lac Valvule regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A campsite lies 580 m away for anyone staying over. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac Rable is 1.2 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac Valvule.