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

• Overview

  Lac Camille sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. Height above sea level is 678 metres. With some 29 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 2.4 km on foot. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Saint-Fulgence lies 59 km from the water. Saguenay sits 71 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Camille

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include 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. Work Lac Camille in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 15°C on average, January about -18°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Lac Camille regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Felix, 1 km out. Rules at Lac Camille are worth checking on the day.