Lac du Canot Fishing near Saint-Honoré, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Canot is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. Some 61 km away sits Saint-Honoré, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Saguenay, 72 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Canot

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Lac du Canot for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid May until roughly early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Lac du Canot more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Dominique, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac du Canot should be assumed from this page alone.