Petit lac Colombe Fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec is where Petit lac Colombe sits. The water sits 436 metres up. With some 14 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 2.7 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The nearest place of any size is Leblanc, 99 km away. Beyond it, Senneterre at 120 km and Manawan at 139 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Colombe

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Abitibi-Témiscamingue records list northern pike, yellow perch and walleye among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Petit lac Colombe is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Petit lac Colombe.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac Francoise is 0.7 km distant. What applies at Petit lac Colombe may have changed since it was mapped.