Lac de l'Avant-Butte Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Avant-Butte is a Nord-du-Québec water, Quebec side. The country here is boreal forest. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 2.2 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. Chibougamau at 58 km is the nearest place to stop. After that come Chapais at 62 km and Mistissini at 115 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Avant-Butte

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Lac de l'Avant-Butte where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 16°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Lac de l'Avant-Butte by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Levare sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac de l'Avant-Butte in what we hold.