Lac Pitou, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Pitou lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The setting is northern bush on every side. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list. Normandin lies 68 km from the water. Further out sit Albanel (69 km) and Dolbeau-Mistassini (82 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pitou

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover 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. On Lac Pitou the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Pitou by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lac Chanceux at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Lac Pitou carry more weight than any list.