Lac du Crique de la Tour Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Crique de la Tour is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean waters in Quebec. The surroundings are spruce and muskeg. About 6 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. For a base, Saint-Félicien sits 43 km out. Beyond it, Saint-Prime at 46 km and Roberval at 49 km. Within a short drive: Lac Jazz (1.2 km), Lac Sapin 1.4 km away, Lac Filion (1.7 km), Lac de l'Aqueduc 2 km away and Petit lac Lavoie (2.2 km). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Crique de la Tour

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Lac du Crique de la Tour decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Crique de la Tour.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac Jazz is 1.2 km off. Check the position at Lac du Crique de la Tour before loading the car.