Lac du Recif Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Recif is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue waters in Quebec. The water sits 339 metres up. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Val-d'Or lies 54 km from the water. For a city, Gatineau is 281 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Recif

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac du Recif responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Lac du Recif that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Ordalie, 0.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac du Recif carry more weight than any list.