Lac du Bas-Fond in Capitale-Nationale: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac du Bas-Fond is listed under Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. Everything around it is northern bush. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Laurentides, 18 km away. Saint-Raymond lies 44 km off, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac another 55 km. Within a short drive: 1 km out stands Lac Willie, Lac La Salle out at 2.1 km, 2.6 km out stands Lac Roy, Lac Pat out at 2.6 km and 2.9 km out stands Lac Mike. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Bas-Fond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Capitale-Nationale, recorded fish include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Take Lac du Bas-Fond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Lac du Bas-Fond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A camping area sits within 1.2 km of here. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Willie, 1 km away. Nothing on Lac du Bas-Fond should be assumed from this page alone.