Fishing at Lac Gosselin, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac Gosselin. Northern bush runs right down to the water. With some 15 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 2.0 km on foot. For supplies, Senneterre is 40 km out. Beyond it, Barraute at 69 km and Lebel-sur-Quévillon at 78 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gosselin

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Gosselin the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Lac Gosselin regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Godin at 2.8 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Lac Gosselin before loading the car.