Lac du Camp Brule Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Camp Brule is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. The country here is spruce and muskeg. Saint-Félicien sits 41 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Saint-Prime at 46 km and Normandin at 49 km. Within a short drive: Lac Eloigne a shade over 0.9 km, Lac Pitre roughly 1.8 km, Lac Ghislain a shade over 1.9 km, Lac Nil roughly 2.5 km and Lac Renaud a shade over 2.6 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Camp Brule

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. Lac du Camp Brule gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac du Camp Brule.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, 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. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Eloigne is 0.9 km off. Where Lac du Camp Brule is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.