Fishing Lac des Jours d'Ete in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac des Jours d'Ete belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The country here is lake country bush. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 1.9 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Notre-Dame-du-Lac is the closest place, 48 km off. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 191 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Jours d'Ete

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Lac des Jours d'Ete in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -15°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac des Jours d'Ete runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Nibin sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac des Jours d'Ete in particular, ask before you travel.