Lac Ribains, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac Ribains in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It sits in rolling bush country. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest town is Val-d'Or, 95 km away. The big place round here is Gatineau, 242 km distant. Within a short drive: Lac Pointe de Fleche 0.9 km away, Lac Pedro roughly 1.4 km, Lac Lessus 2.1 km away, Lac Anneau roughly 2.4 km and Lac Circee 2.5 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ribains

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac Ribains the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Ribains.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lac Pointe de Fleche, 0.9 km out. Nothing on Lac Ribains should be assumed from this page alone.