Fishing Lac de la Carcasse in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Carcasse belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 530 metres above sea level. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. The nearest place of any size is Labrecque, 38 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 62 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Carcasse

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Lac de la Carcasse is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac de la Carcasse.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Petit lac aux Outardes, 1.9 km out. Confirm access to Lac de la Carcasse locally before you travel.