Lac du Demiard Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lac du Demiard is a Quebec water. Land around it is pine and birch. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. You are 85 km from Notre-Dame-du-Lac. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 234 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Demiard

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac du Demiard for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -15°C for January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac du Demiard fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac de la Chopine sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac du Demiard should be assumed from this page alone.