Lac Lanthier Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lanthier is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, Quebec side. It sits at 334 metres above sea level. Roughly 18 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Roughly 3.2 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The closest town, Notre-Dame-du-Lac, is 96 km distant. For a city, Gatineau is 243 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lanthier

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lac Lanthier for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Lanthier that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac Novella, 0.7 km away. For Lac Lanthier in particular, ask before you travel.