Lac Wade Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Wade stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 359 metres up. It measures about 21 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 4.2 km in total. Senneterre sits 101 km from the bank. Val-d'Or is 116 km away, with Barraute at 125 km. Other water within reach: Lac Messines (1.5 km), Lac Noulette 2.7 km off, Lac Chinon (3.6 km), Lac Langemarck 4.7 km off and Lac Carr (4.7 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Wade

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Wade the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -18°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Wade.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Messines, 1.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Lac Wade as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.