Fishing at Lac du Calumet, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Calumet lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Taiga runs right down to the water. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Start from Saint-Honoré, 40 km down the road. For a city, Saguenay is 51 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Calumet

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Lac du Calumet decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 15°C in July. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid May. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near early November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac du Calumet fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Dobe, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Lac du Calumet as something to verify.