Lac Labaume Fishing near Pont Rouge, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Labaume is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. The bank is 207 metres above sea level. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Pont Rouge sits 12 km from the bank. Further out sit Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (13 km) and Dolbeau-Mistassini (18 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Labaume

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Lac Labaume in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Expect Lac Labaume to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lac Villeneuve at 3.3 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac Labaume as something to verify.