Lac Hausseau Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Hausseau sits within Capitale-Nationale in Quebec. The ground around here is taiga. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 2.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. Start from Laurentides, 21 km down the road. It is 70 km to Sainte-Foy, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hausseau

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Capitale-Nationale include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac Hausseau the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Lac Hausseau by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Omble de fontaine is mapped as a fishing spot 950 m from the water. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Blier sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Hausseau for certain.