Soft grey light all day today, with a consistent blow out of the W and pressure going nowhere. Activity on Lac Kennedy should centre on the shallows early and the drop later. A grinding day likely, with the evening worth the effort if any is. Scale down and fish slowly. The season of moving fish: stay mobile and watch for bait.
The bites are poor now
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In Quebec, Lac Kennedy falls inside Quebec. The bank is 291 metres above sea level. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Quebec are larger. Rouyn-Noranda sits 39 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Englehart at 41 km and Kirkland Lake at 41 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.
Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. At Lac Kennedy light and wind decide more than tackle does. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind.
Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -17°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Kennedy.
We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Drapeau at 2 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Lac Kennedy before loading the car.
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