Fishing at Lac Dicaire, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Dicaire is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. It sits at 347 metres above sea level. Around 30 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge covers about 6.4 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. You are 80 km from Pont Rouge. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc follows at 82 km, then Sainte-Monique at 86 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dicaire

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Lac Dicaire light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac Dicaire follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lac Ferrier is 1 km distant. Check the position at Lac Dicaire before loading the car.