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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Loutre in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. 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. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Honoré, 28 km away. Beyond it, Saint-Fulgence at 32 km and Chicoutimi at 38 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Loutre

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac Loutre responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 15°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Loutre.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac en U is 0.4 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Loutre.