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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Dauzat in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surface lies 519 metres up. It runs to roughly 16 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 2.2 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Head to Leblanc, 77 km away, for anything you forgot. Normandin is 85 km and Albanel 91 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dauzat

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. 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, 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 Dauzat repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Lac Dauzat regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Lac Massignon, 0.5 km out. Check the position at Lac Dauzat before loading the car.