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

• Overview

  Lac Freddy is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. It lies 316 metres above sea level. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 2.1 km on foot. You are 51 km from Notre-Dame-du-Lac. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 197 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Freddy

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Lac Freddy for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Freddy.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac des Typhas, 0.7 km away. Nothing on Lac Freddy should be assumed from this page alone.