Lac Culotte Fishing near Labrecque, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Culotte falls inside Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. This is northern bush ground. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Some 36 km away sits Labrecque, the nearest settlement. Saguenay is the closest city, 53 km away. Near neighbours: Lac de l'Esker at 0.4 km, Lac Fantome a touch under 0.7 km, Lac Invisible at 1.2 km, Lac du Sorcier a touch under 2.5 km and Lac a Pit at 2.7 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Culotte

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish 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. Fish Lac Culotte where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac Culotte.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac de l'Esker is 0.4 km distant. The position on Lac Culotte is worth confirming on the day.