Lac Penne, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Penne belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The surface lies 317 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 10 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Nearest place of any size is Notre-Dame-du-Lac, 84 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 231 km off. Others within reach: Lac Pupu at 2.1 km, Lac Gody just 2.1 km, Lac Dindon at 2.2 km, Lac de l'Extase just 2.4 km and Lac Brazeau at 2.5 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Penne

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac Penne gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 17°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac Penne the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Pupu, 2.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lac Penne.