Lac des Dores Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Dores is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, Quebec side. Height above sea level is 332 metres. Roughly 1.92 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The outline measures near 19 km, so local knowledge counts. On our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list it sits near the top for size. For supplies, Mattawa is 61 km out. Deep River follows at 73 km, then Notre-Dame-du-Lac at 77 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Dores

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac des Dores the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac des Dores fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac des Iroquois at 3.5 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Lac des Dores as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.