Lac Lombric in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue entry here is Lac Lombric, in Quebec. The country round it is taiga from end to end. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The nearest place of any size is Senneterre, 119 km away. Beyond it, Ferme-Neuve at 126 km and Leblanc at 127 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lombric

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac Lombric the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Lombric.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Oven at 2.1 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac Lombric locally before you travel.