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Best brown trout lakes in Québec

452 Québec waters hold brown trout, 452 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Wary, nocturnal-leaning predator. Shorelines and inflows in cold months; the thermocline in summer.

1. Grand lac Saint-François — 130 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
2. Lac du Poisson Blanc — 407 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
3. Lac Mégantic — 248 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
4. Lac Aylmer — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
5. Lac Massawippi — 279 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
6. Lac Memphrémagog — 330 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 9 public access sites
7. Lac Gagnon — 230 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
8. Lac Pemichangan — 164 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
9. Lac Simon — 360 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. Lac Blue Sea — 196 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
11. Lac Brome — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
12. Réservoir aux Sables — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. Lac du Sourd — 160 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Lac Magog — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
15. Lac Heney — 107 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Lac Cayamant — 195 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Lac des Écorces — 164 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Lac Bowker — 204 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. Lac de l'Écluse — 140 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Lac Manitou — 72 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Lac des Mauves — 200 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Lac Marie-Le Franc — 250 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. Lac de l'Achigan — 85 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. Lac William — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. Lac Preston — 410 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 427 more Québec waters holding brown trout.

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When to fish brown trout in Québec

• Spring 3–25 ft — Cold-water browns hug shorelines, river mouths and mud lines — often in a few feet of water early and late.
• Summer 25–60 ft — Browns sit at the thermocline by day and slide shallow after dark — the night troll takes the giants.
• Fall 5–30 ft — Spawn-run browns stage off tributaries and gravel shorelines, aggressive and territorial.
• Winter 5–35 ft — Browns feed all winter — nearshore when bait is in, deeper breaks otherwise.

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