Fishing Lac de la Pepiniere in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac de la Pepiniere. The bank gives way to boreal forest. Amos sits 12 km from the bank. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 310 km distant. Other water nearby: Lac Bourgeois 3.6 km, Lac Beauchamp after 4 km, Lac Emeraude 4.3 km, Lac Georges after 4.6 km and Lac Davy 5.4 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Pepiniere

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac de la Pepiniere that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -19°C for January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac de la Pepiniere follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Bourgeois at 3.6 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac de la Pepiniere locally before you travel.