Lac Camille-Roy Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Camille-Roy lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Around the bank it is lake country bush. Roughly 3.45 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The outline measures near 9.0 km, so local knowledge counts. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Some 38 km away sits Val-d'Or, the nearest settlement. Malartic is 60 km and Senneterre 65 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Camille-Roy

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Camille-Roy the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Lac Camille-Roy rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows a ramp about 730 m from the shore. Overnight stays are possible 800 m away. There are toilets 810 m off. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Granet sits 5.9 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Camille-Roy in particular, ask before you travel.