Fishing Lac Redan in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Redan lies within the bounds of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Elevation runs to 368 metres. At about 13 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 2.1 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Senneterre sits 67 km from the bank. Val-d'Or follows at 69 km, then Barraute at 85 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Redan

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Redan rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 17°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac Redan fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Rollard is 2.1 km distant. Rules at Lac Redan are worth checking on the day.