Lac Loon Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Loon stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The bank is 329 metres above sea level. The water covers around 1.02 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. There is roughly 9.1 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. On our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list it sits near the top for size. Notre-Dame-du-Lac sits 76 km from the bank. It is 221 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Loon

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Loon responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Lac Loon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac Hippopotame at 1 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Lac Loon may have changed since it was mapped.