Fishing Lac aux Sables in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac aux Sables. The bank is 293 metres above sea level. Around 46 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. Mandeville sits 14 km from the bank. Saint-Gabriel is 22 km and Saint-Jean-de-Matha 31 km. Nearest other option: Lac Pluton 0.7 km, Lac du Silex out at 1 km, Lac d'Argent 1 km, Lac du Croissant out at 1.6 km and Lac Joe 1.7 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Sables

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Lac aux Sables for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -14°C for January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac aux Sables rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. You can camp 500 m off, which suits an early start. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Pluton, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac aux Sables locally before you travel.