Lac Opium Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Opium is listed under Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It lies 353 metres above sea level. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. For a base, Senneterre sits 94 km out. The big place round here is Gatineau, 251 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Opium

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lac Opium the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 17°C in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac Opium.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac Gayal at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac Opium.