Lac de l'Ivraie Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The land about it is northern bush. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Some 109 km away sits Senneterre, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Val-d'Or (113 km) and Saint-Boniface (122 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ivraie

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac de l'Ivraie responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan any trip to Lac de l'Ivraie around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac des Crioceres is 0.6 km distant. Treat access at Lac de l'Ivraie as something to verify.