Lac Ledache Fishing near Malartic, Quebec

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue end of Quebec holds Lac Ledache. The setting is northern bush. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. Start from Malartic, 19 km down the road. Val-d'Or lies 38 km off, Rouyn-Noranda another 60 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ledache

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Ledache to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 17°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Lac Ledache.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Ponto, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac Ledache carry more weight than any list.