Lac Lortie Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lortie is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. Everything around it is boreal forest. Around 12 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 1.8 km of margin, front to back. 13 km away sits Barraute, the nearest town. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 321 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lortie

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Lac Lortie is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. This far north the hard season runs and runs. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Lac Lortie around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Roy sits 2 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Lortie, the notice at the access point is the final word.