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

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Audet belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. What surrounds it is boreal forest. About 3.36 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Some 20 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Head to Chute-aux-Outardes, 203 km away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Saguenay, 231 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Audet

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. On Lac Audet the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 15°C on average, January about -21°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Lac Audet around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac du Raccourci is 7.6 km off. For Lac Audet, the notice at the access point is the final word.