Lac Schulfer Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Schulfer stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Around the bank it is taiga. With some 18 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 2.5 km keeps the choices simple. Some 80 km away sits Senneterre, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Gatineau, 309 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Schulfer

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Lac Schulfer rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Schulfer.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lac Pepin at 2.8 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Schulfer should be assumed from this page alone.