Fishing Dubois Pond in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

• Overview

  Dubois Pond lies in Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec. Land around it is lake country bush. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Start from Linière, 20 km down the road. Saint-Côme--Linière lies 30 km off, Saint-Georges another 43 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Dubois Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Chaudière-Appalaches, recorded fish include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Dubois Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -13°C to 17°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Dubois Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Clearwater Pond sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Dubois Pond should be assumed from this page alone.