Fishing at Lac Neyrial, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Neyrial, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Around the bank it is taiga. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. The closest town, Senneterre, is 91 km distant. Further out sit Val-d'Or (96 km) and Barraute (111 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Neyrial

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Neyrial the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -17°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Expect Lac Neyrial to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Eichem, 0.5 km out. None of that is settled for Lac Neyrial in what we hold.