Lac Travers Fishing near Senneterre, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Travers is listed under Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Elevation runs to 404 metres. With some 30 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Start from Senneterre, 48 km down the road. Lebel-sur-Quévillon follows at 56 km, then Barraute at 74 km. Within a short drive: Lac des Orignaux some 1.4 km off, Lac des Cypres lies 1.8 km on, Lac Doussin some 4.1 km off, Lac des Caches lies 4.3 km on and Lac Rene some 4.4 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Travers

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Travers repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac Travers the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Lac des Orignaux, 1.4 km away. Signs at Lac Travers carry more weight than any list.