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

• Overview

  Lac de la Cloche is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. It sits 23 km in from the sea. Around 35 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 3.9 km of margin, front to back. Few waters listed in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are bigger. The nearest town is Saint-Fulgence, 33 km away. Saguenay sits 45 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Cloche

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. Read Lac de la Cloche before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -18°C to 15°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The water is typically free of ice between mid May and early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac de la Cloche.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac des Gemeaux is 1.3 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac de la Cloche.