Lac de la Martre in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The bank gives way to mixed forest. Roughly 23 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 4.0 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Saint-Isidore is the closest place, 45 km off. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 197 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Martre

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. 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. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac de la Martre gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 18°C in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Lac de la Martre that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Wabassini, 1.1 km out. For Lac de la Martre in particular, ask before you travel.