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

• Overview

  Lac des Kermes stands in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The country round it is northern bush from end to end. 43 km away sits Normandin, the nearest town. For a city, Saguenay is 159 km off. What else is close: Lac de la Loutre 2 km, Lac a l'Orignal within 2.2 km, Lac Crouaque 2.6 km, Lac Clement within 2.9 km and Lac Martin 3.1 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Kermes

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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 Kermes the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac des Kermes runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac de la Loutre is 2 km distant. For Lac des Kermes, the notice at the access point is the final word.