Fishing Lac Menin in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Menin is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, in Quebec. The ground round it is northern bush. Roughly 22 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 3.2 km on foot. The town to know is Senneterre, 110 km out. After that come Ferme-Neuve at 129 km and Val-d'Or at 133 km. Within a short run: Lac Tyne just 1.9 km, Lac Crest (3.1 km), Lac Lys just 3.4 km, Lac Bruce (3.6 km) and Lac Jans just 3.7 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Menin

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The near bank of Lac Menin is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -18°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Lac Menin to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Tyne, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac Menin is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.