Lac Querion in Capitale-Nationale: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Querion sits within Capitale-Nationale in Quebec. Elevation runs to 305 metres. Start from Laurentides, 8 km down the road. La Tuque lies 43 km off, Sainte-Thècle another 44 km. Nearby alternatives: 0.6 km away is Lac Reguindeau, Lac Dumoulin near enough 0.9 km, 1.4 km away is Lac Kerigou, Lac Fou near enough 1.5 km and 1.5 km away is Lac des Larves. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Querion

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Capitale-Nationale names lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Lac Querion where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac Querion follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Reguindeau is 0.6 km distant. Where Lac Querion is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.