Fishing Lac Andy in Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Andy belongs to Outaouais. The water sits 182 metres up. The water covers some 16 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 2.6 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. 32 km away sits Saint-Raphaël, the nearest town. Wakefield follows at 40 km, then Maniwaki at 48 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andy

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lac Andy the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -13°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Lac Andy.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Freddy is 1 km off. Check the position on Lac Andy before loading the car.