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

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Artemare belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The country here is spruce and muskeg. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. Nearest place of any size is Normandin, 46 km away. Albanel follows at 51 km, then Saint-Félicien at 61 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Artemare

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lac Artemare the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Lac Artemare by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Mayot sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Artemare if anything is unclear.