Fishing at Lac Amou, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Amou is set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank is 314 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Chibougamau sits 86 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 207 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Amou

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Amou a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Amou runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Henu at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac Amou locally before you travel.