Lac Vaart Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Vaart in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The setting is mixed forest. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 111 km from Notre-Dame-du-Lac. Val-d'Or follows at 112 km, then Deep River at 112 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vaart

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lac Vaart the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Lac Vaart the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lac du Tresor, 0.3 km away. Rules at Lac Vaart are worth checking on the day.