Fishing Lac Tarsier in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac Tarsier. It sits at 364 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. You are 75 km from Val-d'Or. Then Senneterre, 78 km, and Barraute, 94 km. Within a short drive: Lac Kitchener within 0.9 km, Lac du Degat 1.6 km, Lac Ophite within 1.9 km, Lac Ransart 2.3 km and Lac Fenil within 2.4 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tarsier

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Lac Tarsier where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Lac Tarsier rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac Kitchener is 0.9 km off. For Lac Tarsier, the notice at the access point is the final word.