Fishing Lac de la Chenille in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Chenille sits within Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. It runs to roughly 15 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 2.4 km, and most of it is walkable. For supplies, Notre-Dame-du-Lac is 37 km out. After that come Témiscaming at 42 km and Mattawa at 71 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Chenille

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. 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, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac de la Chenille the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -14°C for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on Lac de la Chenille more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac de l'Oeuf at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac de la Chenille is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.