Lac Kearns, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac Kearns. The ground round it is rolling bush. With some 71 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 4.7 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It ranks high for size among our Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings. Supplies mean a trip to Senneterre, 110 km off. The big place round here is Gatineau, 235 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kearns

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Lac Kearns rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Lac Kearns.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Selenium, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Kearns in what we hold.