Fishing at Lac des Groseilliers, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac des Groseilliers in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The bank is 329 metres above sea level. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Notre-Dame-du-Lac, 51 km out. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 200 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Groseilliers

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac des Groseilliers the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Lac des Groseilliers more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Makissin, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Lac des Groseilliers as something to verify.