Lac Pageas in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, is where Lac Pageas sits. Boreal forest runs right down to the water. Senneterre lies 94 km from the water. Val-d'Or lies 99 km off, Barraute another 114 km. Within a short run: Lac Plumer a touch under 0.8 km, Lac Douve a shade over 0.9 km, Lac Hermet a touch under 1.8 km, Lac Ixode a shade over 2.2 km and Lac Dury a touch under 2.2 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pageas

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Lac Pageas gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -17°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Pageas.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Plumer at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lac Pageas in what we hold.