Lac Chaumont Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Chaumont belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Around the bank it is lake country bush. Around 85 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The shoreline runs about 6.0 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. You are 42 km from Notre-Dame-du-Lac. Témiscaming is 47 km away, with Mattawa at 67 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chaumont

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lac Chaumont to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Lac Chaumont follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Ecureuil, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac Chaumont carry more weight than any list.