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

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac des Deux Oreilles. The surroundings are mixed forest. Surface area is around 27 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Some 5.0 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Sainte-Monique lies 14 km from the water. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc lies 19 km off, Pont Rouge another 19 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Deux Oreilles

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 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. On Lac des Deux Oreilles the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. At Lac des Deux Oreilles the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Voyer, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac des Deux Oreilles carry more weight than any list.