Lac Colnet in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Colnet is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue waters in Quebec. Height above sea level is 288 metres. The water covers around 1.30 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The margin runs to about 9.1 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The closest town, Rouyn-Noranda, is 28 km away. Then Kirkland Lake, 52 km, and La Sarre, 56 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Colnet

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac Colnet for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Lac Colnet.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Daudin at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Lac Colnet.