Lac Desandrouins Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Desandrouins sits within Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec. The bank gives way to mixed forest. The water covers some 34 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 2.3 km of margin, front to back. Rouyn-Noranda is the closest town at 37 km. It is 208 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Desandrouins

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Lac Desandrouins to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac Desandrouins rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Baie Solitaire at 2.2 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lac Desandrouins locally before you travel.