Fishing Lac Rat d'Eau in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Rat d'Eau in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The bank gives way to mixed forest. About 9 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Some 33 km away sits Notre-Dame-du-Lac, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 179 km away. Close by you also have: Lac Scion (0.5 km), Lac Plumeau lies 0.7 km on, Lac de l'Ondee (1 km), Lac de l'Orage lies 1.3 km on and Lac du Pere-Junior (1.4 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rat d'Eau

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Lac Rat d'Eau decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -15°C for January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Lac Rat d'Eau.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Lac Scion at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Lac Rat d'Eau.