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

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec is where Lac des Commissaires sits. The bank is 323 metres above sea level. The nearest town is Métabetchouan, 27 km away. Then Chambord, 31 km, and Desbiens, 35 km. Within a short drive: Lac du Fond de Tente at about 2.4 km, Lac Jean-Baptiste 2.5 km, Lac Adolph at about 2.8 km, Lac Cageux 2.8 km and Lac Raquette at about 3.3 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Commissaires

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Lac des Commissaires decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -17°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac des Commissaires that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac du Fond de Tente is 2.4 km off. Check the position at Lac des Commissaires before loading the car.