Fishing at Lac Migron, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, this is Lac Migron. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Val-d'Or lies 85 km from the water. Gatineau sits 255 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. If this one is busy: Lac Jumel 1.2 km, Lac Manil about 1.8 km, Lac Cinderella 1.8 km, Lac Acanthe about 1.8 km and Lac Raz 1.9 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Migron

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Lac Migron for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Migron.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lac Jumel, 1.2 km out. The position on Lac Migron is worth confirming on the day.