Lac des Pleurotes, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac des Pleurotes falls inside Abitibi-Témiscamingue. It stands 343 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. For a base, Notre-Dame-du-Lac sits 44 km out. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 188 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Pleurotes

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac des Pleurotes the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -15°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan around that when you fish Lac des Pleurotes.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac des Signaux Dansants sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Pleurotes for certain.