Lac Pecy Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pecy stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The surface lies 369 metres up. Start from Val-d'Or, 63 km down the road. Senneterre follows at 75 km, then Malartic at 85 km. Close by you have: Lac Elbow (1.1 km), Lac Fetuque roughly 1.3 km, Lac Obreck (1.9 km), Lac Rave roughly 2.1 km and Lac de l'Isba (2.4 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pecy

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Lac Pecy light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Lac Pecy.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Elbow, 1.1 km out. For Lac Pecy in particular, ask before you travel.