Lac Bazin in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Bazin is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. Height above sea level is 347 metres. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. There is roughly 1.4 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The town to know is Mattawa, 44 km out. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 208 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bazin

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Bazin the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -14°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At Lac Bazin the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac du Crapaud is 0.8 km off. For Lac Bazin, the notice at the access point is the final word.