Lac Aubry, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Lanaudière end of Quebec holds Lac Aubry. The setting is rolling bush. With some 42 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. You are looking at roughly 5.3 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It ranks high for size among our Lanaudière listings. Saint-Michel-des-Saints lies 29 km from the water. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 98 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Aubry

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac Aubry the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -15°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Lac Aubry by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac du Thuya sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Aubry, the notice at the access point is the final word.