Lac Augustin Fishing near Matagami, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Augustin in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Land around it is northern bush. It runs to roughly 81 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 4.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Matagami at 70 km is the nearest place to stop. La Sarre lies 149 km off, Macamic another 150 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Augustin

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac Augustin rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac Augustin runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac Eric is 3.8 km off. What applies at Lac Augustin may have changed since it was mapped.