Fishing at Lac Allioni, Quebec, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Quebec, you have Lac Allioni. The water sits 363 metres up. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Quebec standards. The town to know is Deep River, 29 km out. Beyond it, Chalk River at 38 km and Petawawa at 56 km. Also worth knowing: Lac Arnott at 0.8 km, Lac Pinder just 1.2 km, Lac Adanson at 1.5 km, Lac Aiton just 1.6 km and Petit lac Pinder at 1.9 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lac Allioni

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Take Lac Allioni a stretch at a time. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -13°C in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Lac Allioni the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lac Arnott at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac Allioni as something to verify.