Lac Moore Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Moore belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The bank is 292 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 1.75 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The shoreline runs about 9.5 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Saint-Isidore is the closest place, 27 km off. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 189 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Moore

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Moore that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Lac Moore regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is a pier recorded roughly 1.2 km away. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Lefebvre is 3.4 km off. Signs at Lac Moore carry more weight than any list.