Fishing Lac des Rhynchites in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, is where Lac des Rhynchites sits. Height above sea level is 367 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Nearest place of any size is Val-d'Or, 99 km away. Senneterre follows at 99 km, then Barraute at 117 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Rhynchites

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac des Rhynchites repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac des Rhynchites runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac du Decri, 0.4 km out. None of that is settled for Lac des Rhynchites in what we hold.