Lac du Dos d'Ane in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac du Dos d'Ane lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. The land about it is taiga. The town to know is Roberval, 11 km out. Chambord follows at 14 km, then Métabetchouan at 19 km. Close by you have: Lac a Truite the better part of 0.9 km, Lac des Cedres 1.1 km off, Lac Verreau the better part of 2.3 km, Lac des Soeurs 2.3 km off and Lac Brule the better part of 2.5 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Dos d'Ane

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lac du Dos d'Ane the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Lac du Dos d'Ane the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac a Truite at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Lac du Dos d'Ane if anything is unclear.