Lac de la Savate, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac de la Savate is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. The setting is taiga. Around 21 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 4.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Leblanc, is 62 km distant. It is 217 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Savate

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac de la Savate repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Lac de la Savate regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Svastika, 0.8 km out. Confirm access to Lac de la Savate locally before you travel.