Lac Matissard, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Matissard is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. Taiga runs right down to the water. The water covers some 67 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The margin runs to about 5.7 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Rouyn-Noranda lies 33 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 276 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Matissard

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Anyone new to Lac Matissard should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 17°C in July. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It holds true on Lac Matissard more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Parking is at Plage Abijevis, some 290 m off. A camping area sits within 360 m of here. Mapping shows a picnic spot within 1.2 km. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Caste sits 2.1 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Lac Matissard carry more weight than any list.