Fishing at Lac Aylmor, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Aylmor falls inside Mauricie. It lies 426 metres above sea level. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 1.6 km of margin, front to back. The town to know is Leblanc, 79 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 238 km away. Round about: Lac Bagot lies 1.2 km on, Lac Durepas roughly 1.2 km, Lac Gautron lies 1.5 km on, Lac Givet roughly 1.5 km and Lac Siroues lies 2 km on. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Aylmor

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Take Lac Aylmor a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Lac Aylmor the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Bagot is 1.2 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Aylmor for certain.