Fishing at Lac Andon, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Andon falls inside Outaouais. The land about it is mixed forest. It measures about 23 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Head to Saint-Boniface, 33 km away, for anything you forgot. Gatineau sits 149 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andon

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Andon repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac Andon the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lac des Nepetes is 0.7 km distant. Check the position on Lac Andon before loading the car.