Fishing Lac Chambray in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It lies 327 metres above sea level. With some 11 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 1.3 km, and most of it is walkable. The closest town, Malartic, is 24 km away. Greater Sudbury sits 260 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chambray

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. 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 and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Lac Chambray responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Lac Chambray the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lac Jonquet, 2.7 km away. For Lac Chambray in particular, ask before you travel.