Lac Yolande Fishing Guide, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, this is Lac Yolande. It stands 639 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. You are 17 km from Linière. It is 123 km to Lévis, the nearest city. Other water within reach: Lac Michel (0.5 km), Lac Vic 1.5 km away, Lizzies Bog (1.7 km), Fish Pond 1.8 km away and Hall Pond (1.8 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Yolande

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Chaudière-Appalaches include 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. On Lac Yolande the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -13°C in January up to 17°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac Yolande rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Michel, 0.5 km out. Rules at Lac Yolande are worth checking on the day.