Lac du Moulin Fishing near Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue entry here is Lac du Moulin, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 310 metres. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Rouyn-Noranda lies 30 km from the water. Beyond it, Malartic at 40 km and Val-d'Or at 64 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Moulin

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac du Moulin rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Lac du Moulin regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Vaudray is 2.1 km off. Rules at Lac du Moulin are worth checking on the day.