Lac Duquet near Saint-Fulgence: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec is where Lac Duquet sits. The country here is northern bush. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. The closest town, Saint-Fulgence, is 19 km away. Then Saint-Honoré, 27 km, and La Baie, 29 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Duquet

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac Duquet the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac Duquet fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Prive is 2.3 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Duquet in what we hold.