Lac Panne, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Panne sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, out in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. It is a small entry by Abitibi-Témiscamingue standards. Val-d'Or is the closest place, 79 km off. Beyond it, Senneterre at 84 km and Barraute at 99 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Panne

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac Panne the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Lac Panne by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Fibrille is 0.7 km off. The position on Lac Panne is worth confirming on the day.