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

• Overview

  Lac Calot falls in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, part of Quebec. Height above sea level is 358 metres. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. The town to know is Val-d'Or, 69 km out. Senneterre follows at 89 km, then Malartic at 89 km. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Etbos within 0.8 km, Lac Palas at 0.8 km, Lac Ramasse within 0.8 km, Lac Saros at 1.3 km and Lac Ope within 1.5 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Calot

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Lac Calot before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac Calot rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lac Etbos is 0.8 km distant. Check the position at Lac Calot before loading the car.