Fishing Lac Bell in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bell is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, in Quebec. It stands 313 metres above sea level. Roughly 74 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 4.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. It ranks high for size among our Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings. Some 89 km away sits Deep River, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Mattawa (90 km) and Notre-Dame-du-Lac (93 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bell

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Bell the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac Bell rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Boat access is recorded roughly 1.4 km away. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Dumoine is 6.4 km distant. Ask locally about Lac Bell if anything is unclear.