Lac de la Chute Fishing near Roberval, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Chute belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Elevation runs to 431 metres. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Roberval is 43 km out. It is 114 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Chute

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lac de la Chute that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac de la Chute.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Chicoutimi, 0.7 km away. What applies at Lac de la Chute may have changed since it was mapped.