Lac Anisy Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue end of Quebec holds Lac Anisy. Country round the bank runs to taiga. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Supplies mean a trip to Val-d'Or, 56 km off. Senneterre follows at 73 km, then Malartic at 77 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Anisy

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Anisy the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Anisy runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Magnas is 0.5 km distant. The position on Lac Anisy is worth confirming on the day.