Lac Laurent Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec is where Lac Laurent sits. The country round it is northern bush from end to end. It measures about 24 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 2.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The town to know is Senneterre, 34 km out. Barraute follows at 63 km, then Lebel-sur-Quévillon at 73 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Laurent

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Lac Laurent in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Lac Laurent more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Lena is 0.8 km off. None of that is settled for Lac Laurent in what we hold.