Lac des Elymes Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Elymes lies in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec. It lies 366 metres above sea level. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 1.4 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Start from Val-d'Or, 92 km down the road. After that come Malartic at 95 km and Saint-Isidore at 97 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Elymes

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac des Elymes that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac des Elymes fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Colpo sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lac des Elymes as something to verify.