Lac Bellecombe Fishing near Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Bellecombe lies within the bounds of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. What surrounds it is mixed forest. At about 66 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The margin runs to about 6.9 km in total. It ranks high for size among our Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings. You are 17 km from Rouyn-Noranda. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 232 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bellecombe

  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. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Lac Bellecombe is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Lac Bellecombe the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Petit lac Orignal is 1.7 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Bellecombe for certain.