Lac Auston Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Auston sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, out in Quebec. What surrounds it is northern bush. Roughly 74 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline length is close to 5.3 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Chibougamau sits 71 km from the bank. After that come Chapais at 88 km and Normandin at 111 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Auston

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac Auston gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac Auston follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Moulevin sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac Auston before loading the car.