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

• Overview

  Lac Onatchiway lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. It sits at 297 metres above sea level. 51 km away sits Labrecque, the nearest town. For a city, Saguenay is 65 km off. Others within reach: Lac de la Rame at 2.9 km, Lac a David after 3.3 km, Lac aux Brochets at 3.9 km, Lac Jacques after 3.9 km and Lac a Ti-Be at 4.5 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Onatchiway

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. On Lac Onatchiway that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -18°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac Onatchiway.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac de la Rame is 2.9 km distant. Check the position at Lac Onatchiway before loading the car.