Lac Hickey Fishing near Senneterre, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Hickey sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, out in Quebec. The surface lies 358 metres up. The water covers some 89 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With 8.1 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The closest town, Senneterre, is 51 km distant. Gatineau sits 312 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hickey

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac Hickey responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Lac Hickey to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Thibeault is 1.7 km distant. Nothing on Lac Hickey should be assumed from this page alone.