Lac Augustin Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac Augustin is a Quebec water. Country round the bank runs to boreal forest. At 2.24 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The edge covers about 17 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Few waters listed in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are bigger. Weymontachie is the closest town at 69 km. After that come Saint-Félicien at 70 km and Normandin at 74 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Augustin

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Lac Augustin for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac Augustin runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac du Jeudi at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac Augustin as something to verify.