Lac de l'Ondee in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac de l'Ondee lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. The country here is taiga. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. 57 km away sits Saint-Honoré, the nearest town. Beyond it, Saint-Fulgence at 59 km and Saint-Ambroise at 67 km. Water in the same corner: Lac Mandibule 1.4 km off, Lac du Reflet near enough 1.4 km, Lac Marcel 1.6 km off, Lac Nazaire near enough 1.9 km and Lac du Tete-a-Queue 2 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ondee

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac de l'Ondee gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about early November in an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac de l'Ondee follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Mandibule, 1.4 km away. For Lac de l'Ondee in particular, ask before you travel.