Lac Ronan Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ronan is set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The surroundings are spruce and muskeg. With some 15 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 2.3 km on foot. Val-d'Or lies 63 km from the water. Senneterre is 82 km away, with Malartic at 83 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ronan

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Lac Ronan as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. From about early May to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Lac Ronan the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lac Dictame, 0.7 km away. Check the position on Lac Ronan before loading the car.