Lac Andre Fishing in Quebec, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Andre in Quebec. It sits at 332 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 12 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 2.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest town is Mattawa, 14 km off. Notre-Dame-du-Lac is 44 km and Témiscaming 44 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andre

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Lac Andre gives up its fish to patience rather than distance. Head north for the nearest town.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac Andre the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Memewin is 3.3 km off. Where Lac Andre is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.