Lac Jujube in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac Jujube in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Around the bank it is northern bush. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The closest town, Val-d'Or, is 76 km away. It is 268 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jujube

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac Jujube the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -17°C for January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Time your trip to Lac Jujube by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Gravas sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Jujube may have changed since it was mapped.