Fishing at Lac Dourre, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Dourre belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It lies 416 metres above sea level. The water covers some 15 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 3.3 km in total. Senneterre lies 80 km from the water. It is 279 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Other water nearby: Lac Aloa (1.6 km), Lac Starr 1.7 km, Lac Hately (2.7 km), Lac Maguire 5 km and Lac Touquet (5.1 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dourre

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Lac Dourre where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac Dourre rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Aloa, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac Dourre is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.