Fishing Lac Asterie in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Asterie falls inside Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The ground around here is pine and birch. Notre-Dame-du-Lac is the closest town at 94 km. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 240 km away. Close neighbours run: Lac Bilabie sits 2.4 km out, Lac Pyramide within 2.6 km, Lac Bronson sits 3.3 km out, Lac Odei within 3.6 km and Lac Neveu sits 3.7 km out. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Asterie

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac Asterie before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Lac Asterie.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lac Bilabie, 2.4 km out. The position on Lac Asterie is worth confirming on the day.