Lac Surimau in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac Surimau. Height above sea level is 346 metres. Around 86 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 4.7 km of margin, front to back. Few waters listed in Abitibi-Témiscamingue are bigger. For a base, Malartic sits 14 km out. Val-d'Or lies 38 km off, Amos another 50 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Surimau

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lac Surimau the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -17°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Lac Surimau to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac Laronde is 3.5 km distant. The position on Lac Surimau is worth confirming on the day.