Lac Fontbonne near Malartic: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Lac Fontbonne in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. This is northern bush country. It covers about 11.53 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. Size puts it in the front rank of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Head to Malartic, 33 km away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 283 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fontbonne

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Fontbonne light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -18°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Lac Fontbonne more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Le Petit Lac at 4.4 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Lac Fontbonne.