Lac du Pantin in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac du Pantin lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. The coast is 37 km away. At about 39 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 4.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. On our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list it sits near the top for size. Nearest town is Saint-Fulgence, 47 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 60 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pantin

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Lac du Pantin where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 15°C in July. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Lac du Pantin more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac a Revoir at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Pantin for certain.