Lac des Hauteurs Fishing near Labrecque, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Hauteurs in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. What surrounds it is northern bush. With 5.2 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. The town to know is Labrecque, 60 km out. L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur is 61 km and Sainte-Monique 62 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Hauteurs

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac des Hauteurs fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. 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. Expect Lac des Hauteurs to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a ramp at Débarcadère, 780 m out. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Sans Poisson, 0.9 km out. Confirm access to Lac des Hauteurs locally before you travel.