Lac du Souchet Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Souchet belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The water sits 470 metres up. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Some 87 km away sits Pont Rouge, the nearest settlement. Saguenay sits 139 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Within a short drive: Lac du Pilet 0.9 km, Lac du Boloria near enough 1.2 km, Lac du Mirador Brule 1.8 km, Lac du Mange-Abeille near enough 2.2 km and Lac Pendule 2.7 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Souchet

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac du Souchet responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -19°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac du Souchet follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac du Pilet, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Souchet.