Lac Sigwan Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, is where Lac Sigwan sits. Height above sea level is 322 metres. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 1.4 km, and most of it is walkable. Some 38 km away sits Notre-Dame-du-Lac, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 182 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sigwan

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Sigwan repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 18°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Lac Sigwan that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Brown is 1.4 km distant. Nothing on Lac Sigwan should be assumed from this page alone.