Lac de la Savane in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac de la Savane lies in Côte-Nord, Quebec. It sits at 359 metres above sea level. Roughly 14 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Some 46 km away sits Forestville, the nearest settlement. It is 134 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Other water within reach: Lac Truchon roughly 2.1 km, Lac Parker within 2.6 km, Lac Boswell roughly 2.8 km, Lac du Bouledogue within 2.8 km and Lac Ballon roughly 3.1 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Savane

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Lac de la Savane where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -17°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Lac de la Savane more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Truchon sits 2.1 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac de la Savane as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.