Lac Emu, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Emu lies in Laurentides, in Quebec. The country here is taiga. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 2.5 km keeps the choices simple. For supplies, Ferme-Neuve is 73 km out. Beyond it, Mont-Laurier at 88 km and Saint-Boniface at 93 km. Within easy reach: Lac Quirl (1.1 km), Lac Maizie a touch under 2.9 km, Lac Holton (3.7 km), Lac de la Meprise a touch under 4.5 km and Lac Brewer (5.4 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Emu

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Lac Emu as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. 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. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac Emu.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Quirl is 1.1 km distant. Nothing on Lac Emu should be assumed from this page alone.