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

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. The water covers some 20 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 1.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. For supplies, Notre-Dame-du-Lac is 104 km out. For a city, Gatineau is 238 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Haudrecy

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Haudrecy decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -15°C for January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Lac Haudrecy regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Maki sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac Haudrecy.