Fishing Lac Montbeillard in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Montbeillard in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Height above sea level is 266 metres. At 6.92 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. With 18 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Rouyn-Noranda lies 18 km from the water. After that come Englehart at 63 km and Kirkland Lake at 68 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Montbeillard

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Abitibi-Témiscamingue include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Lac Montbeillard for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac Montbeillard.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Provancher is 5.4 km distant. Treat access at Lac Montbeillard as something to verify.