Lac Kauatshikamatsh, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac Kauatshikamatsh is a Quebec water. What surrounds it is taiga. Surface area is around 65 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. At about 6.8 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Few waters listed in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Normandin, 58 km away. Albanel lies 58 km off, Dolbeau-Mistassini another 71 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kauatshikamatsh

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lac Kauatshikamatsh the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -19°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Lac Kauatshikamatsh regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Fourchu is 3.8 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Kauatshikamatsh.