Fishing Lac Hippopotame in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Hippopotame in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It stands 333 metres above sea level. The water covers some 15 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 2.0 km in total. For a base, Notre-Dame-du-Lac sits 76 km out. Further out sit Témiscaming (81 km) and Saint-Isidore (83 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hippopotame

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Work Lac Hippopotame in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Lac Hippopotame around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Loon is 1 km distant. Confirm access to Lac Hippopotame locally before you travel.