Fishing Lac de la Perdrix in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue entry here is Lac de la Perdrix, in Quebec. The water sits 320 metres up. The water covers some 26 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. You are 35 km from Macamic. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 327 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Perdrix

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac de la Perdrix to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac de la Perdrix more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. 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. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Lac Authier at 6.4 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Lac de la Perdrix before loading the car.