Lac Pat Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Pat in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. What surrounds it is pine and birch. Around 26 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 3.5 km keeps the choices simple. Ville-Marie lies 28 km from the water. Then Saint-Isidore, 34 km, and Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, 40 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pat

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Pat gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 18°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lac Pat rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Nico is 1.6 km distant. The position on Lac Pat is worth confirming on the day.