Lac du Cri Fishing near Mattawa, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Cri is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, in Quebec. It lies 388 metres above sea level. Around 12 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 1.5 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The closest town, Mattawa, is 34 km distant. Beyond it, Notre-Dame-du-Lac at 37 km and Témiscaming at 39 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cri

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Lac du Cri in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan any trip to Lac du Cri around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac du Lion, 3 km away. None of that is settled for Lac du Cri in what we hold.