Fishing at Lac Jurande, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Jurande is an Abitibi-Témiscamingue water, in Quebec. The surface lies 352 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. Senneterre is the closest place, 84 km off. Further out sit Val-d'Or (85 km) and Barraute (102 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jurande

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Jurande the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -17°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Lac Jurande that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Nirvana sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Jurande.