Fishing at Lac Bedenac, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, this is Lac Bedenac. It sits at 360 metres above sea level. At about 18 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 3.6 km on foot. For a base, Val-d'Or sits 109 km out. Senneterre lies 113 km off, Saint-Boniface another 118 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bedenac

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Lac Bedenac in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac Bedenac rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Droguet, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac Bedenac should be assumed from this page alone.