Fishing at Lac du Pont Flottant, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec is where Lac du Pont Flottant sits. The land about it is taiga. The water covers some 30 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 3.3 km, and most of it is walkable. Supplies mean a trip to Leblanc, 107 km off. Senneterre is 107 km and Lebel-sur-Quévillon 117 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pont Flottant

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Lac du Pont Flottant a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Lac du Pont Flottant that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Homer, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac du Pont Flottant in particular, ask before you travel.