Lac Pegoire in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Pegoire belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The land about it is boreal forest. Val-d'Or at 66 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Senneterre at 78 km and Malartic at 87 km. Nearby, in order: Lac Rave (0.7 km), Lac de l'Abime at about 0.8 km, Lac Balevre (1.1 km), Lac Tameron at about 1.1 km and Lac Velie (1.3 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pegoire

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac Pegoire the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Lac Pegoire around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Rave is 0.7 km distant. The position on Lac Pegoire is worth confirming on the day.