Fishing Lac Avon in Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Avon is a Laurentides water, Quebec side. This is pine and birch ground. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Laurentides standards. La Minerve is the closest place, 18 km off. For a city, Orléans is 86 km off. Nearby, in order: Lac Vry out at 1.4 km, Lac Provost about 1.7 km, Lac Bourne out at 2.3 km, Lac Boisneau about 2.3 km and Lac Prince out at 2.3 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Avon

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Avon where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac Avon regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. 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. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Vry, 1.4 km out. Treat access at Lac Avon as something to verify.