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

• Overview

  Lac Charrue is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean waters in Quebec. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. At about 22 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 4.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Pont Rouge is the closest place, 183 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 202 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Charrue

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. The shape of Lac Charrue rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -21°C and July at about 15°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about early November in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac Charrue fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Lac Remi at 1.4 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lac Charrue locally before you travel.