Lac Audrey Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Audrey, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. What surrounds it is taiga. At roughly 10 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Roughly 1.5 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The town to know is Leblanc, 100 km out. It is 285 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Audrey

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Audrey the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Audrey.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Celia sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Lac Audrey carry more weight than any list.