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

• Overview

  Lac Damparis is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue waters in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have taiga. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest place of any size is Val-d'Or, 73 km away. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 265 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Damparis

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Damparis to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Lac Damparis the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Sardoine, 0.9 km away. What applies at Lac Damparis may have changed since it was mapped.