Lac Creux Fishing near Métabetchouan, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Creux falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. This is taiga ground. About 9 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest town is Métabetchouan, 19 km off. Desbiens is 25 km away, with Chambord at 26 km. Neighbouring water: Lac Etang about 1.2 km, Petit lac Panache roughly 1.5 km, Petit lac Etang about 1.8 km, Lac de la Tente roughly 2.1 km and Petit lac Ouitouche about 2.6 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Creux

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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 Creux responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Lac Creux.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Etang, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Lac Creux as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.