Lac Labeaume, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Labeaume belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surface lies 509 metres up. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 2.4 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Normandin is the closest place, 48 km off. Saint-Félicien follows at 53 km, then Albanel at 56 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Labeaume

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Lac Labeaume rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Lac Labeaume the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Dutau is 1.1 km off. What applies at Lac Labeaume may have changed since it was mapped.