Lac Suarez, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Suarez lies within the bounds of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The setting is taiga on every side. With some 33 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 4.2 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Start from Leblanc, 108 km down the road. Senneterre is 116 km and Manawan 137 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Suarez

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Suarez to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -18°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Expect Lac Suarez to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Sartou is 0.8 km distant. Treat Lac Suarez as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.