Lac des Aulnes near Laurentides: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  The Capitale-Nationale end of Quebec holds Lac des Aulnes. It stands 358 metres above sea level. The water covers some 91 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge covers about 5.0 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. On our Capitale-Nationale list it sits near the top for size. Head to Laurentides, 12 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Sainte-Foy, 76 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Aulnes

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Capitale-Nationale, recorded fish include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac des Aulnes the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -15°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Lac des Aulnes the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The nearest mapped parking is 1.4 km away, so the last stretch is on foot. Truite Moulac sits 150 m out and is marked for fishing. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Bourgeault is 1.5 km off. Check the position at Lac des Aulnes before loading the car.