Lac Malartic Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Malartic is set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. What surrounds it is lake country bush. At 112.12 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. Long inlets mean the far ends can be calm while the main body is rough. Size puts it in the front rank of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. 14 km away sits Malartic, the nearest town. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 293 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Malartic

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lac Malartic where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Lac Malartic more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Kergus at 5.6 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac Malartic as something to verify.