Fishing Lac Pallium in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Pallium, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. The closest town, Deep River, is 111 km distant. Gatineau is the closest city, 217 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pallium

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Lac Pallium in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Expect Lac Pallium to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Becard, 0.6 km out. Rules at Lac Pallium are worth checking on the day.