Fishing at Lac Lorraine, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lorraine is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. At about 46 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 4.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The nearest place of any size is Senneterre, 72 km away. Gatineau is the closest city, 282 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lorraine

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Lorraine the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Lorraine by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Robey at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac Lorraine.