Lac Valender Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Valender in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It stands 353 metres above sea level. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Val-d'Or lies 73 km from the water. Senneterre follows at 92 km, then Malartic at 93 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Valender

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, white sucker and brown bullhead. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Take Lac Valender a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Lac Valender rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Kermeur is 0.7 km distant. Signs at Lac Valender carry more weight than any list.