Lac des Potamots, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac des Potamots belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The surface lies 322 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 9 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Notre-Dame-du-Lac sits 48 km from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Témiscaming (53 km) and Mattawa (74 km). Others close at hand: Lac Osselet at 0.9 km, Lac de la Morula within 1.6 km, Lac Morins at 1.8 km, Lac Marianne within 1.9 km and Lac Serpentin at 2.9 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Potamots

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Work Lac des Potamots in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -15°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lac des Potamots the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lac Osselet, 0.9 km out. None of that is settled for Lac des Potamots in what we hold.