Fishing at Lac Moore, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Moore is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, in Quebec. The land about it is mixed forest. With some 14 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 2.2 km on foot. Rouyn-Noranda is the closest town at 6.1 km. Beyond it, Macamic at 60 km and Malartic at 62 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Moore

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Moore the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Lac Moore the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Monastesse at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac Moore is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.