Lac des Calandres in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac des Calandres falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. It sits at 455 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Head to Normandin, 88 km away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Albanel at 91 km and Chibougamau at 96 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Calandres

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac des Calandres a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lac des Calandres follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac Bichet, 0.4 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac des Calandres.