Fishing Lac du Chien in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Chien is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. It sits at 456 metres above sea level. At about 11 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 2.1 km on foot. Nearest town is Leblanc, 109 km off. Further out sit Senneterre (115 km) and Manawan (140 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chien

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac du Chien before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Lac du Chien the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Bingo is 0.9 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac du Chien in what we hold.