Lac Brioude in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Brioude is set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Height above sea level is 347 metres. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The edge runs 2.0 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Start from Val-d'Or, 72 km down the road. It is 266 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Brioude

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Lac Brioude where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Brioude.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A campsite lies 1 km away for anyone staying over. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lac Maizy, 0.8 km out. Rules at Lac Brioude are worth checking on the day.