Lac Venne Fishing near Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Venne in Outaouais, Quebec. It stands 251 metres above sea level. It measures about 16 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 1.9 km in total. The town to know is Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 5.2 km out. Orléans sits 69 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Venne

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Outaouais names pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Venne gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -13°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That shapes the year on Lac Venne.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Trois is 1.5 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac Venne.