Baker Lake Fishing Guide, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

• Overview

  Baker Lake lies in Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec. It sits in pine and birch country. At 5.05 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The shoreline runs about 12 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. On our Chaudière-Appalaches list it sits near the top for size. Linière lies 49 km from the water. The big place round here is Lévis, 114 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Baker Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Chaudière-Appalaches: lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Baker Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -13°C for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Baker Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Turner Pond at 9 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Baker Lake.