Lac Florrie Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, this is Lac Florrie. What surrounds it is mixed forest. It measures some 1.83 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. With 9.8 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Abitibi-Témiscamingue are bigger. Nearest town is Val-d'Or, 88 km off. Malartic follows at 100 km, then Senneterre at 121 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Florrie

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Lac Florrie should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Florrie.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Pres sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Florrie if anything is unclear.