Lac aux Castors Fishing near Rivière-Rouge, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Castors falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. The setting is pine and birch on every side. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Nearest town is Rivière-Rouge, 17 km off. La Minerve lies 27 km off, Labelle another 34 km. Near neighbours: 1.7 km away is Lac du Cordon, Lac Gaumond within 1.8 km, 2.2 km away is Lac Belisle, Baie Barbotte within 2.6 km and 2.7 km away is Lac Independant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Castors

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Lac aux Castors to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -14°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac aux Castors follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac du Cordon is 1.7 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac aux Castors.