Fishing Lac Vert in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Vert is set in Outaouais, Quebec. It lies 195 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 1.79 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The margin runs to about 10 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Outaouais list. Nearest town is Saint-Raphaël, 33 km off. Wakefield is 37 km and Val-des-Monts 40 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vert

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Lac Vert to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -13°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about late April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac Vert runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• 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. You can camp about 230 m away, going by the mapping. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac des Roches sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Vert may have changed since it was mapped.