Lac Obi in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Obi stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. What surrounds it is mixed forest. It covers about 6 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, Saint-Boniface, is 106 km away. For a city, Gatineau is 213 km off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Obi

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Lac Obi rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Lac Obi by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is a campsite 1 km from the water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac Airvault is 1.2 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Obi for certain.