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

• Overview

  Lac du Potamot is set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surface lies 369 metres up. It measures about 16 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 1.8 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Chibougamau, is 85 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 221 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Potamot

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 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. Lac du Potamot gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -18°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac du Potamot that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac des Jonquilles, 0.8 km away. Treat access at Lac du Potamot as something to verify.