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

• Overview

  Lac Chevremont sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, out in Quebec. Elevation runs to 391 metres. With some 20 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 2.2 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The nearest place of any size is Normandin, 86 km away. It is 202 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chevremont

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish 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. On Lac Chevremont that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Lac Chevremont more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Dabo at 1.9 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac Chevremont as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.