Lac Wisopchidick Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac Wisopchidick. The water sits 364 metres up. It measures some 1.05 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. On our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list it sits near the top for size. Nearest place of any size is Deep River, 111 km away. Then Saint-Boniface, 114 km, and Chalk River, 119 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Wisopchidick

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac Wisopchidick the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Lac Wisopchidick more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac des Pruches is 1 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac Wisopchidick.