Lac Canteleu, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Canteleu is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. This is taiga ground. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. Nearest town is Normandin, 35 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 152 km away. What else is close: Lac Moncou at 2.2 km, Lac du Panais 2.2 km off, Lac de la Grosse Truite at 2.9 km, Lac Daly 3.2 km off and Lac Bulhon at 3.6 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Canteleu

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lac Canteleu light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -19°C for January. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lac Canteleu rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac Moncou, 2.2 km out. Rules at Lac Canteleu are worth checking on the day.