Lac Vert Fishing, W of Maniwaki, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Vert in Outaouais, Quebec. What surrounds it is mixed forest. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 1.9 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. You are 12 km from Maniwaki. The big place round here is Gatineau, 98 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vert

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Lac Vert should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Lac Vert by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. 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. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac du Brochet at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Lac Vert.