Baie Kawastaguta Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Baie Kawastaguta is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, in Quebec. The surface lies 322 metres up. You are 52 km from Val-d'Or. For a city, Gatineau is 280 km off. What else is close: Lac Kola at 3.1 km, Lac Hefer 5.1 km, Lac Accore at 5.8 km, Lac Cancan 6.1 km and Lac aux Taillis at 6.4 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Baie Kawastaguta

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Tide runs this water, so time the session to the flow. Oyster and old piling give the only hard structure in sight. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Baie Kawastaguta rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Baie Kawastaguta by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. A platform or pier sits within 730 m. Overnight stays are possible about 780 m out, where camping is mapped. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Kola is 3.1 km off. Nothing on Baie Kawastaguta should be assumed from this page alone.