Fishing Lac Deesse in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Deesse belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The land about it is spruce and muskeg. Senneterre is the closest town at 93 km. For a city, Gatineau is 252 km off. Within a short run: Lac Marans within 0.8 km, Lac Tannois (1 km), Lac Aire within 1.3 km, Lac Allou (1.6 km) and Lac des Zeuzeres within 1.6 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Deesse

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac Deesse for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That shapes the year on Lac Deesse.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Marans is 0.8 km distant. What applies at Lac Deesse may have changed since it was mapped.