Fishing Lac des Soixante Arpents in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Capitale-Nationale, Lac des Soixante Arpents is a Quebec water. It sits 35 km in from the sea. Roughly 83 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 11 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It ranks high for size among our Capitale-Nationale listings. Saint-Raymond lies 15 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Sainte-Foy, 56 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Soixante Arpents

  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. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Capitale-Nationale cover lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lac des Soixante Arpents the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Lac des Soixante Arpents the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac Rante is 4 km off. Where Lac des Soixante Arpents is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.