Fishing at Lac Elemi, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Height above sea level is 340 metres. Val-d'Or sits 60 km from the bank. Then Senneterre, 78 km, and Malartic, 81 km. Close by you also have: Lac Quessy out at 0.4 km, Lac en Dentelle 0.5 km off, Lac Diarbois out at 0.7 km, Lac Brioc 0.8 km off and Lac Neppen out at 1.1 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Elemi

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Lac Elemi before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Lac Elemi the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lac Quessy at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Lac Elemi may have changed since it was mapped.