Lac Virure Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  The Outaouais end of Quebec holds Lac Virure. Height above sea level is 382 metres. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Ferme-Neuve lies 85 km from the water. Further out sit Saint-Boniface (89 km) and Mont-Laurier (96 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Virure

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Virure responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Lac Virure the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Oscar is 1.3 km off. For Lac Virure, the notice at the access point is the final word.