Fishing Lac Dumoulin in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Dumoulin sits within Capitale-Nationale in Quebec. The surface lies 318 metres up. The water covers some 17 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 3.2 km on foot. Supplies mean a trip to Laurentides, 8.9 km off. For a city, Sainte-Foy is 92 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dumoulin

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Capitale-Nationale cover lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac Dumoulin fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -15°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Dumoulin.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Beauseron at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Dumoulin should be assumed from this page alone.