Lac de Foin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec is where Lac de Foin sits. Around the bank it is boreal forest. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Senneterre is the closest place, 83 km off. Gatineau sits 286 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de Foin

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac de Foin the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Lac de Foin by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Yvan, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac de Foin in what we hold.