Fishing Lac du Gros Buck in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, sits Lac du Gros Buck. It lies 430 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The closest town, Leblanc, is 94 km distant. Gatineau sits 300 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Gros Buck

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac du Gros Buck gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac du Gros Buck.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac des Jonctions, 1.4 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Gros Buck for certain.