Lac Dupuis in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, this is Lac Dupuis. It stands 337 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Abitibi-Témiscamingue standards. Malartic is the closest place, 14 km off. It is 270 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dupuis

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Dupuis a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac Dupuis.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac Laronde is 2.4 km off. Rules at Lac Dupuis are worth checking on the day.