Lac de l'Aulnaie, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac de l'Aulnaie falls inside Laurentides. It sits at 249 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, La Minerve is 21 km out. For a city, Orléans is 90 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Aulnaie

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Take Lac de l'Aulnaie a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac de l'Aulnaie fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Watistun sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac de l'Aulnaie, the notice at the access point is the final word.