Fishing at Lac Delut, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac Delut. It lies 402 metres above sea level. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest town is Chibougamau, 83 km off. Beyond it, Chapais at 98 km and Normandin at 100 km. Nearby alternatives: Lac Famars within 2 km, Lac des Matricaires the better part of 2.3 km, Lac Nerbis within 2.3 km, Lac Fourtou the better part of 2.5 km and Lac Laroin within 2.7 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Delut

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac Delut where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lac Delut rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Famars, 2 km out. For Lac Delut in particular, ask before you travel.