Lac Collan, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac Collan in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits at 474 metres above sea level. Small even by pond standards, it rewards one careful line. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Leblanc at 73 km is the nearest place to stop. Normandin is 106 km away, with Weymontachie at 110 km. Round about: Lac Larnas 0.9 km away, Lac Gely within 1.4 km, Lac Merigon 1.4 km away, Lac Bouron within 1.6 km and Lac Arseneur 1.8 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Collan

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Treat Lac Collan as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -18°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Collan.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. 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. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Larnas is 0.9 km off. None of that is settled for Lac Collan in what we hold.