Lac Membre Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lac Membre is a Quebec water. It sits in mixed forest country. With some 17 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 2.9 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Deep River at 95 km is the nearest place to stop. After that come Chalk River at 104 km and Mattawa at 118 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Membre

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Membre responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac Membre.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Coupal sits 1.9 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac Membre.