Lac des Eaux Calmes in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac des Eaux Calmes stands in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The ground around here is spruce and muskeg. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Senneterre sits 92 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Val-d'Or, 115 km, and Barraute, 118 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Eaux Calmes

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac des Eaux Calmes gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac des Eaux Calmes runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac du Poing is 0.7 km distant. Ask locally about Lac des Eaux Calmes if anything is unclear.