Lac de la Charette Fishing near Saint-Honoré, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac de la Charette is a Quebec water. The bank gives way to taiga. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Head to Saint-Honoré, 32 km away, for anything you forgot. Saguenay sits 42 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Charette

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lac de la Charette the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 15°C in July. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Lac de la Charette.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Perce sits 0.3 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac de la Charette should be assumed from this page alone.