Lac du Coin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac du Coin. What surrounds it is taiga. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. The closest town, Saint-Félicien, is 48 km away. Saguenay sits 149 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Coin

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names 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. Read Lac du Coin for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac du Coin the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Brilland is 1.7 km off. Treat access at Lac du Coin as something to verify.