Fishing at Lac du Blizzard, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, sits Lac du Blizzard. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 110 km from Val-d'Or. Further out sit Saint-Boniface (114 km) and Senneterre (125 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Blizzard

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Lac du Blizzard the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Blizzard.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac Godille, 1.1 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Blizzard for certain.