Lac Bag Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bag is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, in Quebec. What surrounds it is boreal forest. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Abitibi-Témiscamingue standards. You are 107 km from Leblanc. Gatineau is the closest city, 273 km away. Other water within reach: Lac Epoch just 0.8 km, Lac Ruben some 2 km off, Lac Dejordy just 2.7 km, Lac Yagg some 3.2 km off and Lac de la Fourche just 3.3 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bag

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Bag the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Lac Bag rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Epoch, 0.8 km out. Nothing on Lac Bag should be assumed from this page alone.