Lac Haget in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Haget is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. Elevation runs to 396 metres. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Chapais lies 88 km from the water. Saguenay is the closest city, 240 km away. Neighbouring water: Lac Radis near enough 1 km, Lac Geveze 1.5 km away, Lac Arrou near enough 1.5 km, Lac Carquois 3 km away and Lac Boussiere near enough 3.6 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Haget

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lac Haget the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Lac Haget the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. 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. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lac Radis, 1 km away. Treat Lac Haget as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.