Lac du Canot Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Canot in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 560 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Saint-Fulgence is the closest place, 71 km off. The big place round here is Saguenay, 80 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Canot

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Lac du Canot as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid May. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Lac du Canot around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Lac a la Perdrix at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac du Canot as something to verify.