Fishing Lac Berthemet in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Berthemet in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Height above sea level is 275 metres. The water covers some 42 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Supplies mean a trip to Rouyn-Noranda, 25 km off. Beyond it, Kirkland Lake at 51 km and Englehart at 56 km. Close by you have: Lac Desvaux 1 km away, Lac Massia after 1.5 km, Lac Sanies 1.9 km away, Lac Demin after 3.5 km and Lac Renault 5 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Berthemet

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Take Lac Berthemet a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac Berthemet runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Pourvoirie & Marina-Trois Lacs sits 320 m off, with launching and moorings. Fishing from a pier is possible 260 m away. You can camp about 680 m away, going by the mapping. There is a toilet block some 560 m out. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Desvaux at 1 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Berthemet, the notice at the access point is the final word.