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

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Violettes in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The bank gives way to northern bush. Around 32 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The perimeter runs near 6.3 km, so plan the walk before you start. It is among the larger waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. You are 76 km from Chibougamau. Further out sit Chapais (102 km) and Mistissini (103 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Violettes

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac des Violettes fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac des Violettes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac Vias is 1.6 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac des Violettes.