Lac Sussat Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Sussat, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Around the bank it is taiga. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list holds plenty of bigger water. Val-d'Or sits 54 km from the bank. For a city, Gatineau is 281 km off. More in the same country: Lac Cazats 0.6 km off, Lac du Recif 0.9 km away, Lac Ordalie 1 km off, Lac Islatta 1.1 km away and Lac Nixe 1.7 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sussat

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Sussat that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lac Sussat.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Cazats sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Sussat in particular, ask before you travel.