Lac du Cinq de l'Eternite, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Cinq de l'Eternite sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. The water sits 440 metres up. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 3.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest place of any size is Labrecque, 54 km away. Beyond it, L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur at 56 km and Sainte-Monique at 59 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cinq de l'Eternite

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lac du Cinq de l'Eternite the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Lac du Cinq de l'Eternite the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Pour Toujours at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac du Cinq de l'Eternite.