Lac Rimiere Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Rimiere falls inside Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Around the bank it is rolling bush. Around 10 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 1.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Val-d'Or, is 102 km distant. Senneterre follows at 111 km, then Malartic at 122 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rimiere

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac Rimiere to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -17°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac Rimiere runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac du Blaireau is 2.2 km distant. Nothing on Lac Rimiere should be assumed from this page alone.