Lac des Loups Fishing near Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Loups in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It sits in pine and birch. Surface area runs to some 13.77 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Nearest place of any size is Notre-Dame-du-Lac, 68 km away. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 215 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Loups

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. 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. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac des Loups gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 18°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Loups.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Pall is 2.6 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Loups for certain.