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

• Overview

  Lac des Femmes falls in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, part of Quebec. It sits at 525 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Nearest town is Pont Rouge, 56 km off. Further out sit Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (57 km) and Sainte-Monique (60 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Femmes

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Lac des Femmes before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 16°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Lac des Femmes the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac de l'Aventure at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac des Femmes as something to verify.