Fishing Lac Tuxford in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tuxford lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Elevation runs to 395 metres. Surface area is around 13 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. A shoreline of some 1.7 km keeps the choices simple. You are 65 km from Senneterre. Val-d'Or follows at 84 km, then Barraute at 89 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tuxford

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Anyone new to Lac Tuxford should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -18°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. At Lac Tuxford the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Archibald, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Tuxford for certain.