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

• Overview

  Out in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, sits Lac Harrison. It sits in taiga country. The water covers some 31 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 4.2 km keeps the choices simple. Start from Leblanc, 100 km down the road. Manawan is 122 km away, with Senneterre at 131 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Harrison

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Harrison where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -18°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Lac Harrison by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Allison is 0.7 km distant. Check the position at Lac Harrison before loading the car.