Lac Tartan Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Tartan in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It lies 382 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list holds plenty of bigger water. Val-d'Or is the closest town at 77 km. For a city, Gatineau is 264 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tartan

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac Tartan the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac Tartan.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Abbeville is 0.7 km distant. Treat Lac Tartan as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.