Fishing Lac des Tiretes in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Tiretes lies within the bounds of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. Notre-Dame-du-Lac is the closest town at 56 km. Témiscaming is 61 km away, with Saint-Isidore at 75 km. More in the same country: Lac Demi-Lune 1.5 km away, Lac du Gap at 2.5 km, Lac Short Cut 3.2 km away, Lac Cognee at 3.4 km and Lac Souris-Chaude 3.8 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Tiretes

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac des Tiretes the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -15°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Lac des Tiretes more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lac Demi-Lune, 1.5 km out. Treat access at Lac des Tiretes as something to verify.