Lac Odon, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Odon is a Nord-du-Québec water, in Quebec. The land about it is taiga. Roughly 4.07 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. You have roughly 29 km of edge to choose from, which rewards a scouting trip. Mistissini sits 48 km from here and is the nearest stop. Saguenay sits 348 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Odon

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Anyone new to Lac Odon should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -20°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about early May to early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lac Odon fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac De Maures, 8.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lac Odon may have changed since it was mapped.