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

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, is where Lac du Tremble sits. This is northern bush country. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Some 72 km away sits Saint-Fulgence, the nearest settlement. It is 83 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Tremble

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Lac du Tremble light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Lac du Tremble around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Petit lac a Pic is 1.2 km distant. Treat Lac du Tremble as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.