Fishing Lac des Insectes in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac des Insectes in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue part of Quebec. It lies 329 metres above sea level. With some 11 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 1.6 km of margin, front to back. 44 km away sits Mattawa, the nearest town. Notre-Dame-du-Lac follows at 55 km, then Témiscaming at 58 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Insectes

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Lac des Insectes is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Lac des Insectes to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Swamp, 1 km away. None of that is settled for Lac des Insectes in what we hold.