Fishing Lac Pachalik in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pachalik is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, Quebec side. Height above sea level is 370 metres. The water covers some 15 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 2.6 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The nearest town is Val-d'Or, 112 km away. For a city, Gatineau is 226 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pachalik

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac Pachalik gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Lac Pachalik more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Pagure at 2.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Pachalik for certain.