Fishing at Lac Cadillac, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Cadillac, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The surface lies 290 metres up. Surface area runs to roughly 8.79 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. It ranks high for size among our Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings. The nearest place of any size is Malartic, 19 km away. It is 286 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cadillac

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Cadillac to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Lac Cadillac that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Parguiere sits 5.4 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Cadillac may have changed since it was mapped.