Lac Octon, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Octon is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue waters in Quebec. It sits at 349 metres above sea level. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. Val-d'Or lies 107 km from the water. Malartic is 122 km away, with Saint-Boniface at 124 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Octon

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac Octon the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about late November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Octon.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping shows a campsite some 1.1 km from the water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Auriat at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac Octon in what we hold.