Lac aux Menes Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, sits Lac aux Menes. The ground round it is mixed forest. Around 30 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 3.6 km of margin, front to back. Head to Notre-Dame-du-Lac, 30 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 143 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Menes

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac aux Menes fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 18°C in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lac aux Menes.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Parking is not close: 1.1 km from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Lost, 3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lac aux Menes may have changed since it was mapped.