Lac Lucie in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lac Lucie is a Quebec water. The water sits 431 metres up. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Senneterre at 106 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Gatineau, 300 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lucie

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Lucie that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -18°C to 16°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac Lucie fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Venyard at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Lac Lucie.