Lac Cinderella, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Cinderella is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, in Quebec. It stands 378 metres above sea level. With some 35 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Some 5.1 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Head to Val-d'Or, 84 km away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Gatineau is 256 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cinderella

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac Cinderella to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Lac Cinderella the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. 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. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Manil, 1.2 km away. Ask locally about Lac Cinderella if anything is unclear.