Lac Ernest Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ernest is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings for Quebec. The land about it is lake country bush. At about 17 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 2.3 km on foot. The town to know is Notre-Dame-du-Lac, 71 km out. It is 217 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ernest

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. 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 and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac Ernest to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Lac Ernest.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac Frappe-a-Bord at 2 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac Ernest is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.