Fishing Lac des Sables in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac des Sables falls inside Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The water sits 322 metres up. This is sizeable water at about 4.21 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The edge covers about 13 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. It ranks high for size among our Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings. The nearest place of any size is Mattawa, 41 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 195 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Sables

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac des Sables decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac des Sables rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Etang Price at 2.1 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac des Sables should be assumed from this page alone.