Lac Woods Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Woods sits in Outaouais, out in Quebec. This is mixed forest country. The water covers some 10 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 1.2 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Shawville is the closest town at 22 km. Fort-Coulonge is 24 km and Cobden 39 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Woods

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac Woods light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -13°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac Woods.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac Sparling, 1.2 km out. Check the position at Lac Woods before loading the car.