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

• Overview

  This water sits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. The setting is spruce and muskeg. With some 33 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 2.8 km, and most of it is walkable. The nearest town is Senneterre, 103 km away. Further out sit Leblanc (112 km) and Lebel-sur-Quévillon (122 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Renault

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. 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, white sucker and brown bullhead. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Renault a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 16°C in July. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Lac Renault regularly works to that calendar.

• 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. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Jutras at 3.3 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Renault for certain.