Lac Carrick in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, sits Lac Carrick. It sits at 361 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 18 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 1.9 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. For supplies, Val-d'Or is 99 km out. Gatineau is the closest city, 234 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Carrick

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac Carrick rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Lac Carrick regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Thune, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Carrick in what we hold.