Lac Aubel Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Aubel is one of the Outaouais listings for Quebec. The surface lies 381 metres up. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Outaouais standards. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 63 km away. Ferme-Neuve is 73 km and Maniwaki 76 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Aubel

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Outaouais, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lac Aubel before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac Aubel rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac Mesoglee, 0.8 km away. None of that is settled for Lac Aubel in what we hold.