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

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac Colonard. It sits at 481 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Some 42 km away sits Normandin, the nearest settlement. It is 154 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Colonard

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Anyone new to Lac Colonard should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Lac Colonard regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Monteille is 1.9 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Colonard for certain.