Fishing at Lac Trej, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Trej sits within Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec. It sits in boreal forest country. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 1.7 km in total. Nearest town is Senneterre, 78 km off. Then Val-d'Or, 94 km, and Barraute, 101 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Trej

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lac Trej before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -18°C to 17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac Trej runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Brandt is 2.9 km off. Ask locally about Lac Trej if anything is unclear.