Lac Cindre Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Lac Cindre. Height above sea level is 500 metres. Normandin sits 78 km from the bank. Saguenay sits 195 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Abscon the better part of 0.5 km, Lac Pelves sits 0.6 km out, Lac Gien the better part of 1.1 km, Lac Hurlus sits 1.3 km out and Lac Samer the better part of 1.5 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cindre

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. 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. Lac Cindre repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Lac Cindre by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Abscon, 0.5 km out. None of that is settled for Lac Cindre in what we hold.