Marche du Wagamung Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Marche du Wagamung sits within Outaouais in Quebec. Elevation runs to 291 metres. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. Some 16 km away sits Lac-Simon, the nearest settlement. Then La Conception, 16 km, and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 22 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Marche du Wagamung

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Outaouais records list pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Marche du Wagamung to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Marche du Wagamung.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Lac de la Tour, 0.6 km away. Treat Marche du Wagamung as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.