Lac du Coq Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Coq is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. It sits at 444 metres above sea level. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. For a base, Pont Rouge sits 68 km out. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc is 70 km and Sainte-Monique 73 km. Other water nearby: Lac Poche about 0.6 km, Lac du Couteau near enough 0.9 km, Lac Noir about 0.9 km, Lac Rond near enough 1.2 km and Lac du Pic about 1.3 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Coq

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Lac du Coq rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on Lac du Coq more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Poche is 0.6 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Coq for certain.