Lac Flingot Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue entry here is Lac Flingot, in Quebec. Around the bank it is taiga. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. The closest town, Val-d'Or, is 59 km distant. For a city, Gatineau is 284 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Flingot

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Lac Flingot should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac Flingot runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Caracul at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Flingot, the notice at the access point is the final word.