Fishing at Lac du Moulin, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, this is Lac du Moulin. Country round the bank runs to taiga. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. You are 37 km from Rouyn-Noranda. Further out sit Macamic (41 km) and Amos (41 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Moulin

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lac du Moulin the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 17°C in July. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Moulin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is recorded parking some 60 m off. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Rond, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Moulin.