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

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac Cannelle. The surface lies 616 metres up. It measures some 2.33 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. There is roughly 14 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. On our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list it sits near the top for size. Saint-Honoré sits 54 km from the bank. For a city, Saguenay is 65 km off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cannelle

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Lac Cannelle a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 15°C in July. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about early November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Cannelle.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows a ramp about 720 m from the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac du Docteur is 1.4 km distant. Nothing on Lac Cannelle should be assumed from this page alone.