Lac Fenery in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac Fenery in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 349 metres up. Roughly 26 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Some 5.4 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. The closest town, Val-d'Or, is 70 km distant. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 264 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fenery

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Fenery gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac Fenery more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Lac de l'Abandon, 1.4 km out. Treat Lac Fenery as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.