Lac Pombert Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pombert falls in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, part of Quebec. The surface lies 347 metres up. Around 52 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 3.8 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Abitibi-Témiscamingue list. The closest town, Notre-Dame-du-Lac, is 58 km distant. Then Témiscaming, 62 km, and Mattawa, 63 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pombert

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Abitibi-Témiscamingue list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Lac Pombert for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Lac Pombert regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Lune is 3.9 km off. Where Lac Pombert is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.