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

• Overview

  Lac du Criquet is listed under Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surface lies 344 metres up. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest town is Normandin, 59 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 176 km distant. In the same area: Lac du Moulin just 1 km, Lac Gagnon about 2.9 km, Lac Dalpe just 3 km, Lac Ermont about 3.2 km and Lac Noel just 3.6 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Criquet

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Lac du Criquet rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Expect Lac du Criquet to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac du Moulin, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac du Criquet should be assumed from this page alone.