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

• Overview

  Lac des Cassides lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. The surface lies 370 metres up. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 2.4 km, and most of it is walkable. Normandin is the closest place, 92 km off. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 209 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Cassides

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Lac des Cassides where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on Lac des Cassides more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The water borders Réserve faunique Ashuapmushuan, so reserve rules are likely to apply. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Ideal, 0.8 km out. Treat access at Lac des Cassides as something to verify.