Lac Margot Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue end of Quebec holds Lac Margot. The surface lies 438 metres up. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Senneterre at 104 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Gatineau is 300 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Margot

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Work Lac Margot in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac Margot more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac Gauthier, 0.6 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Margot for certain.