Lac du Douze in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac du Douze is set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The surface lies 229 metres up. It measures some 1.09 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. You are looking at roughly 9.1 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. On our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list it sits near the top for size. The closest town, Saint-Isidore, is 13 km away. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 166 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Douze

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac du Douze repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac du Douze rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Honorat is 4.5 km off. Check the position on Lac du Douze before loading the car.