Lac Entre-Deux Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Lac Entre-Deux. Taiga runs right down to the water. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. 37 km away sits Saint-Fulgence, the nearest town. It is 49 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Entre-Deux

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Entre-Deux the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 15°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac Entre-Deux fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac Touzin, 0.4 km away. Signs at Lac Entre-Deux carry more weight than any list.