Fishing Lac Cheroy in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Cheroy is listed under Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. This is rolling bush ground. The water covers some 51 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 5.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The town to know is Mattawa, 36 km out. After that come Notre-Dame-du-Lac at 63 km and Témiscaming at 65 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cheroy

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Cheroy a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 18°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Lac Cheroy the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Cerf at 3.2 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac Cheroy as something to verify.