Fishing Lac Toney in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The surface lies 377 metres up. The water covers some 53 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 11 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Few waters listed in Abitibi-Témiscamingue are bigger. Val-d'Or lies 110 km from the water. Saint-Boniface is 116 km away, with Maniwaki at 126 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Toney

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Lac Toney is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Lac Toney.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac Curfox, 1.6 km out. Check the position at Lac Toney before loading the car.