Riviere Tomasine in Outaouais: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Riviere Tomasine in Outaouais, Quebec. The bank gives way to mixed forest. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. The closest town, Saint-Boniface, is 28 km distant. Further out sit Maniwaki (38 km) and Saint-Raphaël (49 km). Other water nearby: 1.1 km out stands Lac Rond, Lac Kathleen just 1.3 km, 3.1 km out stands Lac Noulos, Lac de la Sente just 3.3 km and 3.4 km out stands Lac Rubaine. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Riviere Tomasine

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. After rain the colour clears from the surface first, so fish the edges. Undercut banks hold fish that the middle of the river never will. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Work Riviere Tomasine in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice takes the slower stretches in winter; by late April the whole run is open again. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Riviere Tomasine rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Rond, 1.1 km out. Treat access at Riviere Tomasine as something to verify.