Lac du Cinq in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac du Cinq sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, out in Quebec. Height above sea level is 178 metres. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Normandin lies 5.7 km from the water. Albanel follows at 12 km, then Saint-Félicien at 25 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cinq

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 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 Cinq the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Cinq.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Epinette Rouge sits 3.4 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac du Cinq as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.