Fishing Lac Pyrex in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pyrex is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. The surface lies 418 metres up. Surface area is around 19 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 2.0 km of margin, front to back. Senneterre sits 116 km from the bank. It is 269 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pyrex

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Pyrex a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Lac Pyrex.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Tudor, 1.8 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac Pyrex.