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

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, is where Lac des Surmulots sits. The surface lies 415 metres up. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The town to know is Normandin, 88 km out. For a city, Saguenay is 205 km off. Other water within reach: Lac Veze 0.4 km away, Lac Thibie within 1.1 km, Lac de la Licorne 1.4 km away, Lac Pibrac within 1.7 km and Lac Routot 1.7 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Surmulots

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac des Surmulots the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac des Surmulots.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Veze sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac des Surmulots if anything is unclear.