Lac Kitchener Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Kitchener is listed under Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Land around it is boreal forest. The water covers around 2.20 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Size puts it in the front rank of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. For a base, Val-d'Or sits 74 km out. Gatineau is the closest city, 267 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kitchener

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Kitchener light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -17°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Lac Kitchener runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac du Degat at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Lac Kitchener if anything is unclear.