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

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac des Quinquins falls inside Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The land about it is spruce and muskeg. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Pont Rouge lies 28 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 95 km away. Nearby, in order: Lac Wabigon (0.2 km), Lac Bruno some 0.5 km off, Lac des Pistes (1 km), Lac de la Grosse Truite some 1.5 km off and Lac de la Cabane (1.7 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Quinquins

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lac des Quinquins light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -19°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Quinquins.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. 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. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac Wabigon is 0.2 km distant. Treat Lac des Quinquins as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.