Fishing Lac des Camomilles in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac des Camomilles is a Quebec water. It stands 414 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The closest town, Normandin, is 79 km distant. After that come Albanel at 84 km and Saint-Félicien at 93 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Camomilles

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. Work Lac des Camomilles in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac des Camomilles.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Serein is 0.6 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac des Camomilles.