Lac de l'Ile a l'Epinette, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac de l'Ile a l'Epinette, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The ground round it is taiga. It measures about 38 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 4.4 km keeps the choices simple. The nearest town is Senneterre, 115 km away. Then Leblanc, 116 km, and Manawan, 136 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ile a l'Epinette

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac de l'Ile a l'Epinette where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Lac de l'Ile a l'Epinette that shapes the whole year.

• 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. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac Mahoude is 1.1 km distant. Nothing on Lac de l'Ile a l'Epinette should be assumed from this page alone.