Fishing Lac Quigg in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Quigg is set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The bank is 364 metres above sea level. Roughly 94 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 5.6 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Size puts it in the front rank of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Senneterre is the closest place, 99 km off. The big place round here is Gatineau, 246 km distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Quigg

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Quigg repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Lac Quigg that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Lac des Cetoines at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac Quigg is worth confirming on the day.