Fishing Lac Robb in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Robb falls in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, part of Quebec. This is taiga ground. Surface area is around 12 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 1.5 km of margin, front to back. Nearest town is Senneterre, 108 km off. For a city, Gatineau is 238 km off. Not far off: Lac Lancia 0.9 km away, Lac Nibas 1 km off, Lac Askew 1.1 km away, Lac Izel 1.1 km off and Lac Carpocapse 1.4 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Robb

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Lac Robb the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 17°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac Robb more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Lancia at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac Robb should be assumed from this page alone.