Campbell Pond Fishing near Linière, Quebec

• Overview

  Chaudière-Appalaches in Quebec is where Campbell Pond sits. The surface lies 601 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Chaudière-Appalaches are larger. Linière sits 21 km from the bank. For a city, Lévis is 126 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Campbell Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Chaudière-Appalaches include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Campbell Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -13°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Campbell Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Williams Pond at 3.2 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Campbell Pond if anything is unclear.