Lac Anet in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Anet is listed under Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 364 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. For a base, Chibougamau sits 81 km out. Normandin follows at 99 km, then Albanel at 99 km. Other water nearby: Lac Mazarin within 1 km, Lac Nivars lies 1.1 km on, Lac Darle within 1.8 km, Lac Robereau lies 1.8 km on and Lac Souste within 2.7 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Anet

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Lac Anet the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac Anet runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Mazarin is 1 km distant. For Lac Anet in particular, ask before you travel.