Lac de l'Enveloppe in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac de l'Enveloppe in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It stands 308 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 17 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 2.0 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Notre-Dame-du-Lac sits 60 km from the bank. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 208 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Enveloppe

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac de l'Enveloppe the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -15°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Lac de l'Enveloppe regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Papillote, 0.9 km away. Nothing on Lac de l'Enveloppe should be assumed from this page alone.