Lac Plat Fishing near Saint-Honoré, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac Plat. The surroundings are taiga. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Saint-Honoré, 40 km down the road. Saguenay is the closest city, 52 km away. Other water nearby: Lac Girard after 0.7 km, Lac Keagan 0.9 km away, Lac Beaudoin after 1.3 km, Lac du Chateau 1.3 km away and Lac du Jaseur after 1.6 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Plat

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac Plat that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Plat.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public data records a boat ramp 1 km out. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Girard, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lac Plat before loading the car.