Fishing at Lac du Dos de Cheval, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Dos de Cheval is listed under Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The land about it is spruce and muskeg. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 107 km away sits Senneterre, the nearest settlement. It is 321 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Dos de Cheval

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Lac du Dos de Cheval in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Lac du Dos de Cheval around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lac du Pont Flottant, 1.4 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Dos de Cheval for certain.