Lac du Sabot, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Lac du Sabot. It stands 566 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Leblanc sits 73 km from the bank. Normandin is 80 km away, with Saint-Félicien at 85 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Sabot

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean 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. Take Lac du Sabot a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Sabot.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. 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. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Duchouquet, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lac du Sabot if anything is unclear.