Fishing Lac Duchrow in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue entry here is Lac Duchrow, in Quebec. It sits in rolling bush country. It measures about 17 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 2.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. The nearest town is Mattawa, 41 km away. It is 209 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Duchrow

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Lac Duchrow before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -14°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Lac Duchrow regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lac Lepine, 2.5 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac Duchrow.