Lac Saunier in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Saunier is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. The bank is 404 metres above sea level. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Senneterre lies 75 km from the water. Gatineau sits 270 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saunier

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Saunier to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That shapes the year on Lac Saunier.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac du Manioc is 2.8 km distant. Nothing on Lac Saunier should be assumed from this page alone.