Lac Carre Fishing near Saint-Honoré, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Carre is set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank gives way to spruce and muskeg. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Some 33 km away sits Saint-Honoré, the nearest settlement. Saguenay sits 45 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Neighbouring water: Lac de la Luzerne out at 1.2 km, Lac Hippocampe after 1.6 km, Lac de la Berce out at 2 km, Lac Savard after 2 km and Lac Dunh out at 2.5 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Carre

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lac Carre responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 15°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Lac Carre that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac de la Luzerne is 1.2 km distant. For Lac Carre in particular, ask before you travel.