Lac du Colonel, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Colonel is listed under Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to boreal forest. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Start from Métabetchouan, 46 km down the road. After that come Chambord at 50 km and Desbiens at 53 km. Nearby alternatives: Lac Soulier out at 0.6 km, Lac Souder roughly 1.3 km, Petit lac du Depot out at 1.4 km, Lac des Aulnes roughly 1.5 km and Lac a l'Eclat out at 1.8 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Colonel

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac du Colonel where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Lac du Colonel by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Soulier at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Lac du Colonel before loading the car.