Fishing at Lac D'Audelin, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac D'Audelin in the Laurentides part of Quebec. This is northern bush ground. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is high ground by Quebec standards. The closest town, Rivière-Rouge, is 42 km distant. For a city, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is 132 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac D'Audelin

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Laurentides, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac D'Audelin a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac D'Audelin runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Chamarre at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. Rules at Lac D'Audelin are worth checking on the day.