Fishing at Lac Duplessis, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec is where Lac Duplessis sits. This is taiga ground. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. Head to Senneterre, 97 km away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Gatineau is 265 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Duplessis

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lac Duplessis before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -18°C for January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Time your trip to Lac Duplessis by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Roy sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac Duplessis before loading the car.