Fishing at Lac Reuland, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Reuland sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, out in Quebec. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Some 111 km away sits Saint-Boniface, the nearest settlement. It is 224 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Reuland

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Reuland fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac Reuland fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Alizari is 0.2 km off. The position on Lac Reuland is worth confirming on the day.