Lac du Tete-de-Chat in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac du Tete-de-Chat lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The ground round it is boreal forest. With some 18 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 3.0 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Pont Rouge is the closest town at 93 km. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc is 95 km and Dolbeau-Mistassini 98 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Tete-de-Chat

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Treat Lac du Tete-de-Chat as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac du Tete-de-Chat.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac du Couac is 0.8 km off. The position on Lac du Tete-de-Chat is worth confirming on the day.