Fishing Lac Cadi in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Cadi is listed under Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The country here is pine and birch. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The closest town, Deep River, is 110 km away. The big place round here is Gatineau, 217 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cadi

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Cadi decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lac Cadi.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac Mahdi at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac Cadi is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.