Lac Grindstone Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Grindstone in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The ground around here is rolling bush. Around 17.36 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. Few waters listed in Abitibi-Témiscamingue are bigger. Start from Notre-Dame-du-Lac, 28 km down the road. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 179 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Grindstone

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Lac Grindstone to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Lac Grindstone to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Mako is 3.6 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Grindstone for certain.