Lac Andre Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Andre falls in Nord-du-Québec, part of Quebec. Height above sea level is 377 metres. This is sizeable water at about 1.25 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The edge covers about 5.9 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Start from Lebel-sur-Quévillon, 37 km down the road. Gatineau sits 389 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andre

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac Andre fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac Andre fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac Francois is 2.9 km distant. Ask locally about Lac Andre if anything is unclear.