Lac aux Chicots Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac aux Chicots in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue part of Quebec. The surface lies 435 metres up. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Nearest place of any size is Manawan, 114 km away. Then Ferme-Neuve, 115 km, and Leblanc, 118 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Chicots

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac aux Chicots fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Lac aux Chicots more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lac Oka is 0.6 km off. For Lac aux Chicots, the notice at the access point is the final word.