Lac Dolmen, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue entry here is Lac Dolmen, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 370 metres. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. For supplies, Val-d'Or is 67 km out. Senneterre is 70 km and Barraute 85 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dolmen

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Dolmen a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Lac Dolmen the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Overnight stays are possible about 920 m out, where camping is mapped. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Partinium is 0.9 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac Dolmen.