Lac Aubie Fishing in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Quebec, this is Lac Aubie. The water sits 484 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Laurentides list. 46 km away sits Manawan, the nearest town. Saint-Michel-des-Saints is 50 km away, with Rivière-Rouge at 52 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Aubie

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac Aubie that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Lac Aubie that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac Baillon is 1.2 km off. Check the position at Lac Aubie before loading the car.