Lac Lantan in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac Lantan is a Quebec water. It sits at 385 metres above sea level. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. 82 km away sits Normandin, the nearest town. Saguenay sits 199 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. More in the same country: Lac Samuran just 1.3 km, Lac Thomasse at 1.4 km, Lac Arie just 1.5 km, Lac Decoupe at 1.7 km and Lac Nonza just 1.7 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lantan

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. 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. The near bank of Lac Lantan is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Lantan by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac Samuran, 1.3 km away. The position on Lac Lantan is worth confirming on the day.