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

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac du Pit. The water sits 473 metres up. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 1.4 km keeps the choices simple. The closest town, Saint-Félicien, is 49 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 141 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Pit

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. Read Lac du Pit for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Time your trip to Lac du Pit by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Lac Ensemence at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac du Pit is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.