Lac du Caviar, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac du Caviar. This is pine and birch country. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. 104 km away sits Val-d'Or, the nearest town. The big place round here is Gatineau, 234 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Caviar

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in 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. Fish Lac du Caviar where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Caviar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac a Mi-Chemin is 0.8 km distant. The position on Lac du Caviar is worth confirming on the day.