Fishing Lac Fao in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Fao stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 364 metres up. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. Head to Val-d'Or, 112 km away, for anything you forgot. Deep River lies 116 km off, Chalk River another 124 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fao

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Fao that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac Fao fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Ramie sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Fao.