Fishing Lac Leon in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Leon falls in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, part of Quebec. What surrounds it is northern bush. You are 108 km from Senneterre. Val-d'Or follows at 109 km, then Saint-Boniface at 123 km. Also within reach: Lac de l'Ecume at 0.7 km, Lac Shiles 0.8 km away, Lac Ban at 1.2 km, Lac Lancia 1.4 km away and Lac Kearns at 1.8 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leon

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Lac Leon as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac Leon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac de l'Ecume is 0.7 km off. Rules at Lac Leon are worth checking on the day.