Fishing at Lac Oidium, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Oidium lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. Val-d'Or at 112 km is the nearest place to stop. Gatineau sits 224 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Within a short drive: Lac Fanta at 0.4 km, Lac Ramie 0.8 km, Lac Salol at 1 km, Lac Oing 1.2 km and Lac Salmis at 1.2 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Oidium

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Lac Oidium where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Lac Oidium by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Fanta sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lac Oidium as something to verify.