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

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Lac du Chicot. This is boreal forest ground. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. 71 km away sits Leblanc, the nearest town. Weymontachie lies 74 km off, Saint-Félicien another 77 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chicot

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lac du Chicot responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -18°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Chicot.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Dente, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac du Chicot.