Fishing at Lac du Camp Inonde, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Camp Inonde lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. The water sits 274 metres up. Normandin lies 33 km from the water. Saguenay sits 149 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Water in the same corner: Petit lac a Jim 0.7 km, Lac du Cran lies 2.3 km on, Lac Christine 2.5 km, Lac du Depot lies 2.6 km on and Lac en Fleche 2.7 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Camp Inonde

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac du Camp Inonde gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Expect Lac du Camp Inonde to follow that timing.

• 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. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Petit lac a Jim, 0.7 km away. The position on Lac du Camp Inonde is worth confirming on the day.