Fishing at Lac Lantenay, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lantenay lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surface lies 302 metres up. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The town to know is Normandin, 70 km out. Albanel lies 72 km off, Dolbeau-Mistassini another 87 km. Close neighbours run: Lac du Carvi the better part of 0.7 km, Lac du Moulinet within 1 km, Lac Louer the better part of 1.7 km, Lac Chailland within 1.9 km and Lac des Asplenies the better part of 2 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lantenay

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include 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. Read Lac Lantenay before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Lac Lantenay that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac du Carvi at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac Lantenay is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.