Lac Ajola Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac Ajola. The surface lies 365 metres up. With some 24 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 2.4 km of margin, front to back. You are 107 km from Val-d'Or. Deep River follows at 116 km, then Malartic at 117 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ajola

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Ajola light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac Ajola.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac Sabatier, 1.3 km out. Signs at Lac Ajola carry more weight than any list.