Lac Dillot, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Dillot is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. The bank is 392 metres above sea level. At roughly 10 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The edge runs 1.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. 106 km away sits Val-d'Or, the nearest town. Malartic is 118 km away, with Deep River at 119 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dillot

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. 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. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Dillot decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -16°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Lac Dillot by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Cairns at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac Dillot is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.