Lac Spontin Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 378 metres up. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The nearest place of any size is Saint-Boniface, 104 km away. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 209 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Spontin

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Treat Lac Spontin as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Lac Spontin by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Nabas at 0.2 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Lac Spontin if anything is unclear.