Lac Mannite Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Mannite lies within the bounds of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It lies 368 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue are larger. 98 km away sits Val-d'Or, the nearest town. After that come Senneterre at 98 km and Barraute at 116 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mannite

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Abitibi-Témiscamingue: northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Mannite the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac Mannite more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac du Decri, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Lac Mannite are worth checking on the day.