Lac Dumas Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac Dumas. Beyond the shoreline you have taiga. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. For a base, Saint-Fulgence sits 54 km out. Saint-Honoré is 59 km and La Baie 63 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dumas

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac Dumas repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 15°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about early November in an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Lac Dumas by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac Aurore, 0.3 km away. The position on Lac Dumas is worth confirming on the day.