Lac Kak Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Kak lies within the bounds of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. Surface area is around 26 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Notre-Dame-du-Lac, is 65 km away. It is 211 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kak

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Kak before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Lac Kak more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows a jetty some 930 m off. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Fortuit is 1 km off. Check the position on Lac Kak before loading the car.