Lac Swamp Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Swamp lies within the bounds of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 371 metres up. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 43 km from Mattawa. Greater Sudbury sits 202 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Swamp

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Swamp repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 18°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Swamp.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac des Insectes is 1 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Swamp.