Lac aDeux Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, you have Lac aDeux. The water sits 498 metres up. The water covers some 10 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 2.3 km of margin, front to back. The closest town, Laurentides, is 29 km away. After that come Saint-Raymond at 49 km and Fossambault-sur-le-Lac at 57 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac aDeux

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Capitale-Nationale include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lac aDeux light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac aDeux runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Bert, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac aDeux carry more weight than any list.