Lac des Rets Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Rets in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. It is a small entry by Abitibi-Témiscamingue standards. Val-d'Or lies 104 km from the water. The big place round here is Gatineau, 228 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Rets

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac des Rets responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -16°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac des Rets rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A camping area sits within 1.4 km of here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac de la Drenne is 1.3 km distant. Where Lac des Rets is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.