Lac du Crucifix, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Crucifix belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. It sits in spruce and muskeg country. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. Head to Saint-Honoré, 56 km away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Saguenay is 67 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Crucifix

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac du Crucifix a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 15°C in July. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about early November in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Crucifix.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac de l'Inventaire at 0.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac du Crucifix should be assumed from this page alone.