Lac aux Abeilles Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Abeilles lies in Laurentides, Quebec. The land about it is rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 10 hectares — small enough to read in one session. With about 1.3 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Saint-Raphaël is the closest place, 25 km off. The big place round here is Gatineau, 71 km distant. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Abeilles

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac aux Abeilles the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac aux Abeilles runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Superieur sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac aux Abeilles before loading the car.