Fishing at Lac du Camp, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Camp is set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The setting is mixed forest on every side. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. For supplies, Mattawa is 32 km out. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 194 km distant. Also within reach: Lac Sheult near enough 1.2 km, Lac du Huard 1.9 km, Lac Violon near enough 1.9 km, Lac Poole 2.9 km and Lac a la Pluie near enough 2.9 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Camp

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac du Camp decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Lac du Camp rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Sheult, 1.2 km out. For Lac du Camp, the notice at the access point is the final word.