Lac a Pitou Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac a Pitou belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. This is taiga ground. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 2.1 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Saint-Prime sits 36 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 119 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Pitou

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Lac a Pitou before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -18°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Lac a Pitou.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac a Leo, 1.5 km out. Check the position on Lac a Pitou before loading the car.