Lac du Crakia Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Lac du Crakia. The surface lies 446 metres up. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Leblanc is the closest town at 85 km. Chibougamau is 104 km and Chapais 104 km. Others close at hand: Lac Rai roughly 0.6 km, 1.4 km out stands Lac Rouge, Lac Arrayou roughly 1.5 km, 1.6 km out stands Lac Metapesh and Lac Leoncel roughly 2 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Crakia

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. 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. The shape of Lac du Crakia rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Lac du Crakia by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Rai sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac du Crakia if anything is unclear.