Fishing at Lac Dessia, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Dessia in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It lies 412 metres above sea level. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Start from Senneterre, 66 km down the road. For a city, Gatineau is 280 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dessia

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Work Lac Dessia in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -18°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Lac Dessia rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. You can camp 1 km off, which suits an early start. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Bey sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Dessia for certain.