Lac Duparquet, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Duparquet falls inside Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. Around 47.94 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. Some 144 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. On our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list it sits near the top for size. Nearest place of any size is Rouyn-Noranda, 32 km away. Macamic is 37 km and La Sarre 37 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Duparquet

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Anyone new to Lac Duparquet should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Lac Duparquet regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Bayard is 5.8 km off. Check the position on Lac Duparquet before loading the car.