Fishing at Lac Red Pine, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Red Pine lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 307 metres. About 1.10 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Some 6.2 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. On our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list it sits near the top for size. The town to know is Notre-Dame-du-Lac, 77 km out. Témiscaming is 82 km and Mattawa 88 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Red Pine

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac Red Pine gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Expect Lac Red Pine to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Barry at 2.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac Red Pine as something to verify.