Lac Pantin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The ground round it is lake country bush. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. Head to Val-d'Or, 95 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 246 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pantin

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Lac Pantin in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Pantin.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac du Tartre is 0.4 km distant. Treat Lac Pantin as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.