Lac Haveluy Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Haveluy in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. This is lake country bush ground. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The town to know is Val-d'Or, 105 km out. Notre-Dame-du-Lac is 107 km away, with Témiscaming at 112 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Haveluy

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Treat Lac Haveluy as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Lac Haveluy.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Navarin sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Haveluy, the notice at the access point is the final word.