Lac de la Camarine, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac de la Camarine lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The ground round it is northern bush. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Head to Saint-Honoré, 35 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Saint-Fulgence, 40 km, and Saint-Ambroise, 44 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Camarine

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across 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. At Lac de la Camarine the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 15°C in July. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Lac de la Camarine the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. The nearest car park we can see is 1.4 km out, so expect a walk with your gear. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac des Limbes sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac de la Camarine for certain.