Lac Hart Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Hart lies within the bounds of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Height above sea level is 365 metres. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 1.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Supplies mean a trip to Senneterre, 103 km off. For a city, Gatineau is 242 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hart

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. 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. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Hart repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Lac Hart follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Burke is 0.6 km distant. For Lac Hart, the notice at the access point is the final word.