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

• Overview

  Lac Lambert is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings for Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have taiga. At about 15 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 2.3 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Saint-Félicien is the closest place, 66 km off. Weymontachie is 66 km away, with Saint-Prime at 71 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lambert

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lac Lambert light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Lambert runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Lionel, 1.4 km out. Rules at Lac Lambert are worth checking on the day.