2020 and Covid 19 effects on the AFGC

Well it's the 25th of May...generally most of us would be coming in for breakfast or just leaving the docks to go out fishing. Unfortunately this is not the case. For the first time that I can remember, the club will have very little use because of the current epidemic of the novel coronavirus.





I first started coming to the Ascension Fish and Game club in the early 90's. In comparison to now and the last several years the fishing in the earlier days was superb. Certainly as lake trout fishing goes we had tough days. However memories I have of many doubles and catches of good large fish are fresh. Indeed photos and log entries verify my memories of those days.







In 2020 the break the lake is receiving from fishing pressure because of the Covi-19 health regulations may impact fish stocks in a positive way.

For the last several years the government biologist in St Faustin who is responsible for our region has lowered quotas, shortened the season and put Lac Curières on a watch list. A season with less pressure could be good for trout populations on 'our' lake and elsewhere. Even with the reopening of camping (and mark me, I'm certain this will happen), speckled trout habits change with the hotter days and water temperatures of summer. 

I don't want to say that humans are lazy, but most speckled trout fisherman appear in the spring and then disappear in the summer along with the trout. Trout themselves habitually tend to go into deeper waters in the summer and cease to school together as much until the fall when they start the spawn process.

These are my positive thoughts for the lake and environment

Less humans = Less Pressure = a better environment

Photos courtesy of John Moore May 23-24, 2020