Troisieme lac Chaine, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Outaouais entry here is Troisieme lac Chaine, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 343 metres. Nearest town is Mont-Laurier, 20 km off. Maniwaki lies 24 km off, Saint-Boniface another 26 km. Nearby, in order: Premier lac Chaine at 0.9 km, Lac a Patrick some 1.4 km off, Lac a Menard at 1.7 km, Deuxieme lac Chaine some 1.9 km off and Lac Simpson at 1.9 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Troisieme lac Chaine

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Troisieme lac Chaine where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Troisieme lac Chaine.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Premier lac Chaine is 0.9 km off. Confirm access to Troisieme lac Chaine locally before you travel.