Lac des Volutes Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lac des Volutes is a Quebec water. Height above sea level is 353 metres. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest town is Saint-Boniface, 111 km off. Val-d'Or is 114 km away, with Maniwaki at 122 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Volutes

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Take Lac des Volutes a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At Lac des Volutes the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Alpaga sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac des Volutes in what we hold.