Lac Alpin Fishing in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. It sits at 642 metres above sea level. Roughly 23 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 2.5 km in total. It ranks high for size among our Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine listings. The town to know is Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, 27 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 370 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Alpin

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine list American eel, striped bass and alewife. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac Alpin the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 15°C and January reads -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Lac Alpin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Lac du Caribou, 0.8 km out. Check the position on Lac Alpin before loading the car.