Lac Taylor in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Taylor lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It lies 338 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 40 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 3.9 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The nearest town is Mattawa, 47 km away. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 209 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Taylor

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac Taylor that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Lac Taylor by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Patate sits 1.8 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Taylor.