Lac Carotte Fishing near Saint-Honoré, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Carotte is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. The ground round it is spruce and muskeg. 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. You are 34 km from Saint-Honoré. Saint-Fulgence is 35 km away, with Chicoutimi at 44 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Carotte

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac Carotte the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 15°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near early November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Lac Carotte more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Padou is 0.8 km off. Treat Lac Carotte as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.