Lac Reynolds Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Reynolds in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It sits in boreal forest. It measures about 94 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 7.2 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Senneterre at 102 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Gatineau is 246 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Reynolds

  Our records hold no depth for this water. 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. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Reynolds the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Lac Reynolds around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. 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. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac Peckham is 3.4 km off. None of that is settled for Lac Reynolds in what we hold.