Lac aux Menes Fishing near Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Menes lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The bank gives way to lake country bush. It measures about 14 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 1.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The nearest town is Notre-Dame-du-Lac, 20 km away. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 170 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Menes

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Lac aux Menes a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac aux Menes fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Islands is 1.7 km off. Check the position at Lac aux Menes before loading the car.