Lac Requin Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Requin belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue. It lies 357 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Val-d'Or sits 80 km from here and is the nearest stop. Gatineau is the closest city, 252 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Requin

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Requin the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The open-water window runs from around early May 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. Anyone fishing Lac Requin regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Chauche sits 2 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac Requin are worth checking on the day.