Lac de la Tempete Fishing near Val-d'Or, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Tempete lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec. The water sits 359 metres up. Surface area is around 10 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 2.0 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Supplies mean a trip to Val-d'Or, 69 km off. Malartic lies 80 km off, Barraute another 105 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Tempete

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac de la Tempete the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about late November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac de la Tempete fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac Emilien is 1.7 km off. Signs at Lac de la Tempete carry more weight than any list.