Lac des Six Iles Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac des Six Iles. It sits at 379 metres above sea level. Around 40 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 4.5 km of margin, front to back. Senneterre lies 94 km from the water. For a city, Gatineau is 272 km off. Others close at hand: Lac Valentine 1.1 km away, Lac au Foin near enough 1.4 km, Lac du Rugby 1.7 km away, Lac Arleux near enough 1.9 km and Lac Megan 2.1 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Six Iles

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac des Six Iles rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 17°C in July. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Time your trip to Lac des Six Iles by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Valentine is 1.1 km off. The position on Lac des Six Iles is worth confirming on the day.