Lac Cigarette, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Cigarette is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, Quebec side. Height above sea level is 349 metres. Surface area is around 21 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 4.7 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Saint-Isidore is the closest place, 61 km off. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 210 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cigarette

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Cigarette that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -16°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Lac Cigarette regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Oxbow, 2.6 km away. Rules at Lac Cigarette are worth checking on the day.