Fishing at Lac Verrine, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Verrine is set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. What surrounds it is mixed forest. About 10 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. 53 km away sits Val-d'Or, the nearest town. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 276 km away. What else is close: 1.2 km out stands Lac Valay, Lac Caraque out at 2.6 km, 2.9 km out stands Lac du Scribe, Lac Dalar out at 3.2 km and 3.4 km out stands Lac Temse. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Verrine

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Verrine the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Lac Verrine regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac Valay is 1.2 km distant. Nothing on Lac Verrine should be assumed from this page alone.