Lac Ferie Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec is where Lac Ferie sits. It sits in boreal forest country. The nearest town is Val-d'Or, 69 km away. For a city, Gatineau is 267 km off. Close by you also have: Lac Abaque 0.8 km off, Lac Opale 0.8 km, Lac Tetti 0.9 km off, Lac Kalfort 1.2 km and Lac Rosso 1.2 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ferie

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Ferie the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac Ferie runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is camping recorded roughly 780 m off. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Abaque, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac Ferie.