Lac Nansouk, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Nansouk belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It lies 368 metres above sea level. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Supplies mean a trip to Val-d'Or, 106 km off. Beyond it, Malartic at 120 km and Deep River at 125 km. Others close at hand: Lac Dermeste some 0.7 km off, Lac Cossus within 1 km, Lac Bagneux some 1.4 km off, Lac Madia within 1.4 km and Lac Pale some 1.5 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nansouk

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Nansouk the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac Nansouk.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Dermeste is 0.7 km distant. The position on Lac Nansouk is worth confirming on the day.