Lac de la Ligne Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Ligne stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. It measures about 37 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 4.6 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Nearest town is Senneterre, 80 km off. Gatineau sits 332 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Ligne

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Lac de la Ligne in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Lac de la Ligne more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Lalancette, 2.5 km away. What applies at Lac de la Ligne may have changed since it was mapped.