Lac Stony Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The water sits 363 metres up. At some 1.45 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. At about 5.3 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It ranks high for size among our Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings. Deep River at 104 km is the nearest place to stop. Saint-Boniface is 109 km and Chalk River 112 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Stony

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Stony gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Lac Stony to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Rostre at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Stony, the notice at the access point is the final word.