Lac Vaigre, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Vaigre is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 365 metres. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. It is a small entry by Abitibi-Témiscamingue standards. The closest town, Deep River, is 101 km distant. Then Notre-Dame-du-Lac, 107 km, and Mattawa, 108 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vaigre

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Vaigre gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac Vaigre rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. 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. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Pistolet, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Vaigre in particular, ask before you travel.