Lac Petrin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lac Petrin is a Quebec water. Height above sea level is 303 metres. At about 31 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 3.9 km in total. Saint-Isidore at 46 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 182 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Petrin

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Lac Petrin to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Lac Petrin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac de la Panse at 2.1 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac Petrin as something to verify.