Lac Learmont, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Learmont belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The ground round it is boreal forest. At about 47 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline length is close to 6.8 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Some 111 km away sits Senneterre, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 268 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Learmont

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Learmont decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac Learmont fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Curry is 1.5 km off. Rules at Lac Learmont are worth checking on the day.