Lac Harvey Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lac Harvey is a Quebec water. What surrounds it is northern bush. The water covers some 39 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 3.8 km keeps the choices simple. Ferme-Neuve lies 99 km from the water. Further out sit Saint-Boniface (110 km) and Mont-Laurier (113 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Harvey

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lac Harvey the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Lac Harvey.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Purdy at 1.9 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac Harvey should be assumed from this page alone.