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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Pekinois in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The surface lies 362 metres up. Val-d'Or at 108 km is the nearest place to stop. It is 233 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Neighbouring water: Lac Lionceau (0.3 km), Lac Algazelle 1.3 km, Lac Droguet (1.4 km), Lac Bedenac 2.5 km and Lac Bissel (3.6 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pekinois

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lac Pekinois light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 17°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Pekinois runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Lionceau is 0.3 km distant. Treat Lac Pekinois as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.