Fishing Lac Penlan in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Penlan is listed under Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The ground round it is taiga. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Some 52 km away sits Val-d'Or, the nearest settlement. After that come Senneterre at 66 km and Malartic at 75 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Penlan

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The near bank of Lac Penlan is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Penlan rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Flamant at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac Penlan, the notice at the access point is the final word.