Lac Kemo Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Kemo is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. The surroundings are lake country bush. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. La Tuque is the closest town at 36 km. Laurentides follows at 72 km, then Sainte-Thècle at 75 km. Others worth noting: Lac Expert about 1.3 km, Lac Camille after 1.4 km, Lac Moz about 1.7 km, Lac du Collet after 2 km and Lac Croisette about 2.1 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kemo

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Kemo the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac Kemo fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac Expert is 1.3 km distant. Ask locally about Lac Kemo if anything is unclear.