Lac de la Passerine Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de la Passerine in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The bank gives way to rolling bush. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Val-d'Or sits 67 km out. For a city, Gatineau is 269 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Passerine

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Lac de la Passerine a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Lac de la Passerine that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Lantic is 1 km distant. What applies at Lac de la Passerine may have changed since it was mapped.