Lac Conn Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, sits Lac Conn. The ground round it is rolling bush. It measures some 3.04 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The edge covers about 11 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. On our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list it sits near the top for size. For supplies, Val-d'Or is 87 km out. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 249 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Conn

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Conn gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -15°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac Conn that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Manitou is 1 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Conn.