Lac Auboue, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean entry here is Lac Auboue, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 505 metres. You are 49 km from Normandin. Saint-Félicien is 55 km and Albanel 56 km. In the same area: Lac Biscornet after 0.7 km, 1.4 km out stands Lac du Casse-Croute, Lac Lahaise after 1.7 km, 1.9 km out stands Lac Douley and Lac Cedulie after 1.9 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Auboue

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac Auboue a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on Lac Auboue more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Biscornet is 0.7 km distant. Rules at Lac Auboue are worth checking on the day.