Fishing Lac Paliure in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Paliure in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It lies 374 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. Deep River lies 106 km from the water. Chalk River lies 115 km off, Val-d'Or another 120 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Paliure

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Lac Paliure a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Paliure.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. 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. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Echiffe is 1.5 km distant. Treat access at Lac Paliure as something to verify.