Lac Lucille Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lucille is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue waters in Quebec. This is northern bush ground. It runs to roughly 34 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 2.2 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. The nearest town is Lebel-sur-Quévillon, 69 km away. Senneterre is 88 km and Waswanipi 110 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lucille

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac Lucille light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Lac Lucille regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Benout, 0.9 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac Lucille.