Lac de la Bombarde Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac de la Bombarde, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. This is lake country bush country. Roughly 10 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.3 km on foot. Some 86 km away sits Notre-Dame-du-Lac, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 235 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Bombarde

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Lac de la Bombarde for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -15°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac de la Bombarde follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac des Gazounes is 0.6 km distant. Check the position on Lac de la Bombarde before loading the car.