Fishing Lac Babil in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Babil stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It sits at 346 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. Val-d'Or sits 71 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Malartic at 79 km and Barraute at 109 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Babil

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Babil gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan any trip to Lac Babil around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Cadrat sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac Babil in what we hold.