Lac Hotot Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Hotot is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 411 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. 82 km away sits Normandin, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 199 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hotot

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. Read Lac Hotot for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Lac Hotot more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac Riboux is 0.8 km distant. What applies at Lac Hotot may have changed since it was mapped.