Lac d'Aux in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac d'Aux belongs to Côte-Nord, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. The water covers around 2.78 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. On our Côte-Nord list it sits near the top for size. Labrador City is the closest place, 286 km off. It is 841 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac d'Aux

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Lac d'Aux for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 12°C; the cold one sits at -25°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early June. Expect the water usable from around early June until roughly late October. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac d'Aux.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Villeneuve is 4.3 km distant. Confirm access to Lac d'Aux locally before you travel.