Lac Celles, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, sits Lac Celles. The surface lies 400 metres up. It measures about 12 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 1.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest place of any size is Senneterre, 114 km away. Ferme-Neuve lies 122 km off, Saint-Boniface another 134 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Celles

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Lac Celles decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac Celles runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Verdun sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Celles should be assumed from this page alone.