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

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac des Ecureuils, in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The setting is spruce and muskeg. The town to know is Pont Rouge, 37 km out. It is 103 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. If this one is busy: Lac des Corbeaux about 0.7 km, Lac des Pins Gris near enough 1.4 km, Lac de la Pie about 1.5 km, Lac du Camp near enough 2.1 km and Lac des Pinsons about 2.8 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Ecureuils

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac des Ecureuils the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Lac des Ecureuils that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac des Corbeaux, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lac des Ecureuils if anything is unclear.