Lac Therese Fishing near Senneterre, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Therese is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue waters in Quebec. Around the bank it is boreal forest. It measures about 32 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 5.1 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Leblanc sits 106 km from the bank. Further out sit Senneterre (108 km) and Lebel-sur-Quévillon (124 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Therese

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac Therese the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -18°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Therese runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Philippe is 1.6 km off. For Lac Therese in particular, ask before you travel.