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

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean end of Quebec holds Lac du Colibri. The bank gives way to northern bush. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Nearest place of any size is Normandin, 49 km away. Saguenay sits 162 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 Colibri

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. Lac du Colibri fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Lac du Colibri more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Passel is 0.7 km distant. Treat access at Lac du Colibri as something to verify.