Lac Lyonnais Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Lyonnais in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It sits in spruce and muskeg country. It measures about 36 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 3.0 km in total. The town to know is Macamic, 32 km out. Amos is 39 km and La Sarre 47 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lyonnais

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Lac Lyonnais before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac Lyonnais fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac au Sable is 6.4 km off. Check the position at Lac Lyonnais before loading the car.