Lac Alba Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Alba is one of the Capitale-Nationale listings for Quebec. The setting is mixed forest. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. Most waters listed here for Capitale-Nationale are larger. Head to Laurentides, 17 km away, for anything you forgot. Saint-Raymond lies 26 km off, Saint-Ubalde another 32 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Alba

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Capitale-Nationale records list lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac Alba that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Alba.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Parking sits 1.2 km out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Vingt-Cinq, 0.9 km out. What applies at Lac Alba may have changed since it was mapped.