Lac de la Tour Tigresse, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac de la Tour Tigresse is a Quebec water. Elevation runs to 429 metres. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Pont Rouge sits 54 km from the bank. Saguenay sits 94 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Within a short drive: Lac de l'Aventure within 1.5 km, 1.8 km out stands Lac de la Grimpee, Lac du Cap within 2 km, 2.1 km out stands Lac de la Bottine and Lac des Femmes within 2.2 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Tour Tigresse

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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. On Lac de la Tour Tigresse that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac de la Tour Tigresse fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac de l'Aventure at 1.5 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Lac de la Tour Tigresse as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.