Etang Nemiskan Fishing near Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec

• Overview

  Etang Nemiskan falls in Laurentides, part of Quebec. The land about it is pine and birch. For supplies, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is 30 km out. Orléans is the closest city, 60 km away. Not far off: Lac Travers at 2.1 km, Lac Niki after 2.4 km, Lac Menic at 3 km, Lac Chimo after 3.1 km and Lac Dorothee at 3.2 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Etang Nemiskan

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Etang Nemiskan responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Etang Nemiskan rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac Travers at 2.1 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Etang Nemiskan should be assumed from this page alone.