Fishing Lac Vitellus in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Vitellus in Outaouais, Quebec. The surroundings are lake country bush. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 70 km away. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 185 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vitellus

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Lac Vitellus for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about late November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Vitellus.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Anthere is 0.7 km distant. The position on Lac Vitellus is worth confirming on the day.