Fishing at Lac Olini, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Olini is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue waters in Quebec. Elevation runs to 362 metres. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. The nearest town is Senneterre, 106 km away. For a city, Gatineau is 239 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Olini

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Lac Olini for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Lac Olini by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Ban is 0.9 km off. None of that is settled for Lac Olini in what we hold.