Fishing at Lac Pas de Nom, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lac Pas de Nom is a Quebec water. Height above sea level is 353 metres. It measures some 1.33 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Around 11 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. On our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list it sits near the top for size. Val-d'Or lies 103 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 229 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pas de Nom

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Pas de Nom the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac Pas de Nom.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Mascaron at 1 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lac Pas de Nom in what we hold.