Lac Woodford, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Woodford, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The surface lies 360 metres up. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.2 km on foot. Some 44 km away sits Mattawa, the nearest settlement. Deep River is 67 km away, with Notre-Dame-du-Lac at 73 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Woodford

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Woodford gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Woodford.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac de la Noire at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Lac Woodford.