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

• Overview

  Lac Dasserat is listed under Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It stands 276 metres above sea level. At 29.77 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. You are 28 km from Rouyn-Noranda. Kirkland Lake is 48 km away, with Englehart at 59 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dasserat

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Dasserat decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Lac Dasserat.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac du Monarque at 1.6 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Lac Dasserat are worth checking on the day.