Fishing at Lac Dery, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Dery in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It sits in northern bush. Head to Rouyn-Noranda, 22 km away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Macamic at 38 km and La Sarre at 42 km. Close by you also have: Lac Destor after 5.6 km, Lac Monast 5.7 km away, Lac Mackay after 6 km, Lac Loynes 6.3 km away and Lac Touriet after 6.6 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dery

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lac Dery the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Dery runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. A made slipway is 160 m from here, which settles the boat question. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Destor is 5.6 km distant. For Lac Dery in particular, ask before you travel.