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

• Overview

  Lac Jaudouin lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It stands 392 metres above sea level. The water covers some 98 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The margin runs to about 7.1 km in total. On our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list it sits near the top for size. For supplies, Normandin is 86 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 202 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jaudouin

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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. On Lac Jaudouin a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Lac Jaudouin more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Lac Dabluy at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac Jaudouin.