Fishing Lac Sailly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Sailly is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 352 metres. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. Val-d'Or lies 85 km from the water. The big place round here is Gatineau, 258 km distant. If this one is busy: Lac Remy lies 1.9 km on, Lac Sever out at 2.1 km, Lac Jurat lies 2.2 km on, Lac Kerguen out at 2.5 km and Lac Apia lies 2.7 km on. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sailly

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Sailly the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -17°C for January. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac Sailly fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Remy is 1.9 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac Sailly.