Lac Bleu Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac Bleu. Height above sea level is 344 metres. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Val-d'Or at 70 km is the nearest place to stop. Malartic is 82 km away, with Senneterre at 106 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bleu

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Bleu the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 17°C in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Lac Bleu by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Lacroix at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac Bleu as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.