Lac Collard Fishing near Saint-Fulgence, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Collard is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. Country round the bank runs to taiga. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. You are 22 km from Saint-Fulgence. After that come Saint-Honoré at 28 km and La Baie at 32 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Collard

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in 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. Lac Collard responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 15°C, while January sits near -18°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Collard.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Lac Pelchat, 0.7 km out. The position on Lac Collard is worth confirming on the day.