Fishing at Lac des Achees, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Achees is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean waters in Quebec. It sits at 562 metres above sea level. Around 10 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 1.3 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. You are 69 km from Normandin. Further out sit Albanel (76 km) and Saint-Félicien (76 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Achees

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Treat Lac des Achees as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan around that when you fish Lac des Achees.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Calzan sits 3.2 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac des Achees should be assumed from this page alone.