Lac du Chat Fishing near Saint-Honoré, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Chat is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. Northern bush runs right down to the water. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Saint-Honoré, 34 km away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Saguenay is 46 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chat

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac du Chat the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 15°C on average, January about -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac du Chat fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac de la Chicoute sits 1.8 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac du Chat as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.