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

• Overview

  Lac Plume is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. Height above sea level is 362 metres. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Métabetchouan sits 54 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Chambord at 58 km and Roberval at 60 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Plume

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Lac Plume where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Lac Plume more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Orignal is 2.8 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Plume for certain.