Lac Somme Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, you have Lac Somme. The setting is boreal forest. At 1.01 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Some 8.7 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It ranks high for size among our Abitibi-Témiscamingue listings. Val-d'Or lies 80 km from the water. It is 261 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Somme

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Somme fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Lac Somme the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Fibrille, 0.8 km out. Where Lac Somme is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.