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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Pitgam in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits in northern bush country. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean standards. You are 92 km from Normandin. Chibougamau is 92 km away, with Albanel at 95 km. Round about: Lac Scalene 0.8 km away, Lac Cescau at 1.1 km, Lac Hem 1.5 km away, Lac Congis at 1.5 km and Lac Lavieu 1.5 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pitgam

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Lac Pitgam the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Time your trip to Lac Pitgam by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Scalene at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Lac Pitgam before loading the car.