Petit lac Bellisle Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  The Abitibi-Témiscamingue entry here is Petit lac Bellisle, in Quebec. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. The shoreline runs about 7.9 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Abitibi-Témiscamingue. 37 km away sits Notre-Dame-du-Lac, the nearest town. After that come Témiscaming at 42 km and Ville-Marie at 51 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Bellisle

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. 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. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Petit lac Bellisle light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Petit lac Bellisle.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Kennedy is 1.3 km distant. The position on Petit lac Bellisle is worth confirming on the day.