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

• Overview

  Lac des Anemones sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. The surface lies 397 metres up. Roberval at 27 km is the nearest place to stop. After that come Saint-Prime at 29 km and Chambord at 33 km. Neighbouring water: Lac Lavoie near enough 0.9 km, 1.3 km out stands Lac Binet, Lac Donaldson near enough 1.6 km, 1.8 km out stands Lac Mort and Lac Moreau near enough 2 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Anemones

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac des Anemones that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -17°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac des Anemones runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Lavoie sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Anemones for certain.