Fishing Lac Abon in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Abon falls inside Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The bank gives way to lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Abitibi-Témiscamingue standards. You are 105 km from Notre-Dame-du-Lac. Then Deep River, 106 km, and Mattawa, 109 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Abon

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac Abon gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Lac Abon regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lac Feix at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lac Abon locally before you travel.