Fishing at Lac au Chien, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac au Chien lies in Laurentides, Quebec. This is lake country bush country. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. Supplies mean a trip to Maniwaki, 24 km off. Saint-Raphaël is 24 km away, with Saint-Boniface at 34 km. Near neighbours: Lac Chevreuil after 0.8 km, Lac Babiche just 1.2 km, Lac Fiset after 2.6 km, Lac Fer a Cheval just 3 km and Lac a Bisson after 3.6 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Chien

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Lac au Chien a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac au Chien follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Chevreuil, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Lac au Chien as something to verify.