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

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Northern bush runs right down to the water. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. Normandin is the closest place, 69 km off. Saguenay sits 177 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 Criquet

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Lac du Criquet repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 15°C, the coldest about -18°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac du Criquet rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Lac Marteau, 1.8 km out. Treat Lac du Criquet as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.