Lac Citou, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Citou belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Boreal forest runs right down to the water. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Some 76 km away sits Leblanc, the nearest settlement. It is 219 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Citou

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in 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. Lac Citou fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Lac Citou the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Cambrai at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Lac Citou are worth checking on the day.