Premier lac Folley Fishing near Ville-Marie, Quebec

• Overview

  Premier lac Folley lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec. The country here is pine and birch. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Ville-Marie is the closest place, 29 km off. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 145 km away. Alternatives close at hand: Deuxieme lac Folley just 0.8 km, Lac a Janel 1.1 km off, Lac Memere just 1.3 km, Lac Pepere 1.6 km off and Petit lac Mazenod just 1.6 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Premier lac Folley

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Premier lac Folley gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Premier lac Folley more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Deuxieme lac Folley, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Premier lac Folley should be assumed from this page alone.