Lac Audon Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Audon is one of the Nord-du-Québec waters in Quebec. Elevation runs to 396 metres. About 7 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The edge runs 1.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Nord-du-Québec. The nearest town is Chapais, 63 km away. Chibougamau follows at 68 km, then Leblanc at 116 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Audon

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Audon a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Lac Audon the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Present, 1.1 km away. Treat access at Lac Audon as something to verify.