Lac du Seisme Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, this is Lac du Seisme. The water sits 364 metres up. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. The nearest town is Val-d'Or, 86 km away. Gatineau is the closest city, 247 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Seisme

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover 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. Lac du Seisme gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. From about early May to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Lac du Seisme rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Girofle sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac du Seisme should be assumed from this page alone.