Fishing Lac Seillon in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Seillon stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. The closest town, Val-d'Or, is 99 km away. Senneterre is 113 km and Malartic 118 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Seillon

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Lac Seillon a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Seillon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac de la Voliere at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lac Seillon in what we hold.