Fishing at Lac des Aronias, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, this is Lac des Aronias. Land around it is spruce and muskeg. Around 55 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 3.9 km keeps the choices simple. Chibougamau is the closest town at 53 km. It is 240 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Aronias

  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. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac des Aronias repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac des Aronias fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Blenier sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac des Aronias in what we hold.