Lac Barby Fishing near Malartic, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Barby, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The setting is boreal forest. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Supplies mean a trip to Malartic, 27 km off. After that come Val-d'Or at 42 km and Rouyn-Noranda at 65 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Barby

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac Barby fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Lac Barby the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Jane, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac Barby.