Lac Augias in Nord-du-Québec: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Augias is listed under Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Around the bank it is northern bush. This is a pocket water of some 9 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Chibougamau is 41 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 251 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Augias

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Work Lac Augias in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -19°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac Augias rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Barthelemy sits 1.7 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac Augias as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.