Fishing Lac Urval in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Urval lies within the bounds of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 362 metres up. The water covers some 10 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 1.5 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Saint-Boniface is the closest place, 114 km off. Then Ferme-Neuve, 116 km, and Senneterre, 118 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Urval

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lac Urval for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -17°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Urval.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lac Kedron at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Lac Urval before loading the car.