Lac de l'Accalmie Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Accalmie is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. The bank is 430 metres above sea level. About 7 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest town is Pont Rouge, 70 km away. After that come Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc at 71 km and Labrecque at 72 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Accalmie

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. 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. Take Lac de l'Accalmie a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac de l'Accalmie the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. 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 du Tirant d'Eau, 0.8 km out. Treat access at Lac de l'Accalmie as something to verify.