Fishing Lac du Perdu in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Perdu is set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 306 metres up. Surface area is around 31 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Notre-Dame-du-Lac at 61 km is the nearest place to stop. Greater Sudbury sits 211 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Perdu

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Lac du Perdu decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 18°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Perdu.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A pier 920 m from here gives a platform over deeper water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Lac an Ouellette, 1.2 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac du Perdu.