Fishing at Lac Avalon, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  The Laurentides entry here is Lac Avalon, in Quebec. It lies 368 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 9 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The closest town, Manawan, is 74 km away. Gatineau is the closest city, 222 km away. Water in the same corner: Lac Lacey 0.6 km, Lac Flood 1.3 km away, Lac Lesueur 1.7 km, Lac Geldert 1.8 km away and Lac Dunbar 2.3 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Avalon

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Laurentides records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac Avalon the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That shapes the year on Lac Avalon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac Lacey is 0.6 km off. For Lac Avalon, the notice at the access point is the final word.