Lac de la Neurula Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Neurula lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Elevation runs to 297 metres. It runs to roughly 13 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 1.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. The nearest town is Notre-Dame-du-Lac, 49 km away. Témiscaming is 54 km and Mattawa 72 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Neurula

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac de la Neurula the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac de la Neurula.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Levesque is 1.4 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac de la Neurula.