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

• Overview

  Lac des Deux Cabanes is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. It lies 353 metres above sea level. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest place of any size is Pont Rouge, 46 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 94 km away. Also within reach: Lac de la Gouttelette 0.9 km, Lac du Croissant out at 1.3 km, Lac de la Serre 1.6 km, Lac Faucille out at 1.9 km and Lac des Stalles 2.5 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Deux Cabanes

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name 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. Fish Lac des Deux Cabanes to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac des Deux Cabanes runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac de la Gouttelette at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac des Deux Cabanes should be assumed from this page alone.