Lac Parles-en-Pas in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Parles-en-Pas is listed under Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The surroundings are northern bush. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The town to know is Senneterre, 80 km out. For a city, Gatineau is 287 km off. Near neighbours include: Lac Robert at 0.5 km, Lac Fay 1.1 km away, Lac a l'Eau Claire at 1.2 km, Lac Yvan 1.5 km away and Lac Richard at 1.5 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Parles-en-Pas

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Lac Parles-en-Pas light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -18°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Parles-en-Pas follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. 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. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac Robert is 0.5 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac Parles-en-Pas.