Lac Diarbois Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Diarbois stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to northern bush. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Val-d'Or is the closest town at 60 km. Senneterre is 78 km away, with Malartic at 80 km. Other water nearby: Lac Quessy sits 0.5 km out, Lac Brioc at 0.5 km, Lac Palouse sits 0.6 km out, Lac Elemi at 0.7 km and Lac en Dentelle sits 0.9 km out. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Diarbois

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Lac Diarbois for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Diarbois.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Quessy, 0.5 km away. Where Lac Diarbois is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.