Fishing at Lac du Vison, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac du Vison in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Capitale-Nationale are larger. Laurentides is the closest place, 17 km off. After that come Saint-Raymond at 47 km and La Tuque at 52 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Vison

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Capitale-Nationale include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac du Vison fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -15°C to 17°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Lac du Vison around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Petit lac Landry is 0.8 km distant. The position on Lac du Vison is worth confirming on the day.