Lac Actinie Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Actinie in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It sits at 407 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Val-d'Or at 65 km is the nearest place to stop. Then Senneterre, 69 km, and Barraute, 83 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Actinie

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Lac Actinie a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 17°C in July. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Lac Actinie more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Nodule is 0.4 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac Actinie.