Lac Spring Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, sits Lac Spring. Height above sea level is 313 metres. Roughly 16 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 2.2 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. For a base, Notre-Dame-du-Lac sits 65 km out. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 212 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Spring

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Lac Spring for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac Spring runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You can launch from a ramp around 420 m away. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac de la Ferme sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac Spring are worth checking on the day.