Lac Charles Fishing near L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Charles stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Height above sea level is 277 metres. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, 40 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 76 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Charles

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lac Charles the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -19°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan any trip to Lac Charles around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lac Gerard is 0.8 km off. Where Lac Charles is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.