Lac Camelia Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Camelia is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue waters in Quebec. The surface lies 388 metres up. Some 80 km away sits Val-d'Or, the nearest settlement. Gatineau is the closest city, 262 km away. Near neighbours: Lac Panne (0.9 km), Lac Somme out at 1 km, Lac Fibrille (1.4 km), Lac Fichet out at 1.6 km and Lac Demuin (1.6 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Camelia

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Lac Camelia fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Lac Camelia more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lac Panne, 0.9 km away. None of that is settled for Lac Camelia in what we hold.