Lac de l'Ouragan in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac de l'Ouragan in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 386 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 9 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Senneterre lies 64 km from the water. Then Val-d'Or, 85 km, and Barraute, 88 km. Near neighbours: Lac Obton 1.2 km away, Lac Urdos after 1.7 km, Lac Nermier 1.8 km away, Lac Cowan after 2.1 km and Lac Balou 2.1 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ouragan

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Lac de l'Ouragan decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -18°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Lac de l'Ouragan.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Lac Obton at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Lac de l'Ouragan if anything is unclear.