Lac du Noroit near Notre-Dame-du-Lac: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Noroit in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. What surrounds it is rolling bush. With some 10 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 1.8 km, small enough to learn in a day. Notre-Dame-du-Lac sits 31 km from the bank. Greater Sudbury sits 175 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Noroit

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Lac du Noroit the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac du Noroit.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Hunter's Point, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac du Noroit is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.