Lac Gudanne Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Gudanne stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Elevation runs to 354 metres. At about 52 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Some 5.2 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It ranks high for size among our Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings. Val-d'Or is the closest town at 76 km. Senneterre is 86 km and Malartic 98 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gudanne

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Lac Gudanne where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -16°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. 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. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Lac Gudanne regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Onzain is 1.1 km distant. The position on Lac Gudanne is worth confirming on the day.