Lac Andornay Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Andornay lies in Outaouais, Quebec. It lies 252 metres above sea level. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. For supplies, Saint-Boniface is 36 km out. For a city, Gatineau is 152 km off. Close neighbours run: Lac Laure within 0.2 km, Lac Neottie 0.3 km off, Lac Bahut within 0.7 km, Lac Iode 1 km off and Lac Ion within 1.2 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andornay

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Lac Andornay for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Lac Andornay.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Laure is 0.2 km off. For Lac Andornay, the notice at the access point is the final word.