Fishing at Lac du Tondreux, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Tondreux belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. It lies 504 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Labrecque lies 54 km from the water. L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur follows at 55 km, then Sainte-Monique at 56 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Tondreux

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac du Tondreux where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January 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. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Tondreux.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Rene sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac du Tondreux as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.