Fishing at Lac Taxat, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, is where Lac Taxat sits. Everything around it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. Val-d'Or at 89 km is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 257 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Taxat

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Taxat rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac Taxat.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Padern sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Taxat should be assumed from this page alone.