Lac du Jocana, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Jocana falls in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, part of Quebec. Around the bank it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Mattawa lies 64 km from the water. It is 215 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Within a short drive: Lac du Meleze 0.9 km off, Lac Grant (2.1 km), Lac du Loriquet 2.3 km off, Lac de la Sterne (2.7 km) and Lac de la Mesange 2.9 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Jocana

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac du Jocana fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Jocana.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac du Meleze is 0.9 km distant. Nothing on Lac du Jocana should be assumed from this page alone.