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

• Overview

  Lac Damasse belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have northern bush. About 6.64 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Around 32 km of margin, so directions matter more than a general plan. It is among the larger waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Some 148 km away sits Forestville, the nearest settlement. Saguenay is the closest city, 170 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Damasse

  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. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for 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. Fish Lac Damasse where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 15°C; by January the average is down near -20°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Lac Damasse by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Vandal, 4 km away. Check the position at Lac Damasse before loading the car.