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

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Cormier, in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Height above sea level is 709 metres. It runs to roughly 18 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 3.7 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Nearest town is Saint-Honoré, 37 km off. Saint-Fulgence is 42 km and Saint-Ambroise 47 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cormier

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. 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. The shape of Lac Cormier decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 15°C, the coldest about -19°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac Cormier.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac de la Legende is 0.8 km distant. What applies at Lac Cormier may have changed since it was mapped.