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Best striped bass lakes in Québec

19 Québec waters hold striped bass, 19 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. Open-water nomad that follows shad and herring schools; loves current, points and cool depths.

1. Lac La Chesnaye — 149 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Striped Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
2. Lac Blanc — 246 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Striped Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
3. Lac Saint-Mathieu — 64 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
4. Lac Laurent — 65 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Striped Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
5. Lac Fer à Cheval — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Striped Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
6. Petit lac Saint-Mathieu — 38 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
7. Lac Saint-Augustin — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Sauger
8. Lac Roger — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Striped Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
9. Lac Pabos — 56 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
10. Lac Saint-Charles — 3 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Striped Bass
11. Lac Bisson — 12 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
12. Lac Blanc — 11 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
13. Lac Lamb — 12 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
14. Lac la Retenue — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Striped Bass, Yellow Perch
15. Lac Mécampec — 18 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
16. Lac Laroche — 5 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
17. Lac de l'Île — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
18. Lac Gillis — 18 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
19. Lac Brûlé — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Striped Bass, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon

When to fish striped bass in Québec

• Spring 5–20 ft — Fish push up creeks and rivers; chase the bait to moving water.
• Summer 25–60 ft — Stripers hold in the cool deep layer — live bait or trolling over the thermocline.
• Fall 10–35 ft — Fall blitz season — follow the birds and breaking fish.
• Winter 20–50 ft — Big schools stack on channel bends with bait; slow presentations.

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