Fishing at Lac de la Tour, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Tour is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. Elevation runs to 199 metres. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. The town to know is Pont Rouge, 13 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 100 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Tour

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Lac de la Tour before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Lac de la Tour.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Labaume is 5.7 km off. Check the position on Lac de la Tour before loading the car.