All about the bass

LAKE ANNE, MAY 5, 2015 -- This post isn't strictly all about the bass, as trout feature in it as well. It's really all about fishing.

But first: actual green buds all over the trees, another bald eagle sighted on the drive to Lachute (my, they are big birds), and a little info on the blue jay thing.

It seems blue jays migrate. Sometimes. Some of them. Their migration remains a mystery. It's not just the young ones, nor just the old ones who migrate. And, usually, some don't bother. However, this was a brutally cold winter. Perhaps, our jays just felt a need to get outta Dodge.

My mother-in-law is a poet. She remembers (at 91, that's an achievement all on its own) her first published poem contained the line "...and what do blue jays want with winter?" Good question.

And now, all about the bass and other fishies.

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Fishing

Lake Anne is in Zone 9 for purposes of Quebec fishing regulations.

The prinicpal fishing fish in Lake Anne are bass, splake, and lake (or gray) and speckled trout .

Trout can be fished from April 24 to September 13, limit 5 - 10 per day, depending on species.
Bass can be fished from June 19 to November 30, limit 6 per day.

Limits include any fish caught and consumed during the course of the day.

Fishing permits can be purchased at Dagenais in St-Sauveur. Children can fish provided they are accompanied by an adult with a permit.

Much more information can be had from Le Guide du Pecheur, available at Dagenais for the princely sum of $2.99.

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Fishing for Kids: On Saturday, May 23, there will be a Riviere-a-Simon Fishing Day in Lummis Park (Morin-Heights), from 0800 to 1500. The event is intended to introduce children to trout fishing. Each child must have fishing gear and be accompanied by an adult with a fishing permit. This event is made possible by the Association de Chasse et Peche des Laurentides.