Fishing Lac Doris in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue entry here is Lac Doris, in Quebec. It sits in rolling bush country. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list holds plenty of bigger water. Val-d'Or lies 65 km from the water. Malartic is 75 km away, with Barraute at 102 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Doris

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Doris to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Lac Doris regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Haution at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Lac Doris before loading the car.