Lac Saint-Pere near Saint-Raymond: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Capitale-Nationale, Lac Saint-Pere is a Quebec water. The coast is 30 km away. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. The nearest town is Saint-Raymond, 21 km away. It is 63 km to Sainte-Foy, the nearest city. Nearest other option: Petit lac du Chemin de Fer 0.7 km away, Lac du Chemin de Fer (0.9 km), Lac Begin 2.7 km away, Lac Rat Musque (2.8 km) and Lac Arvisais 2.9 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saint-Pere

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Capitale-Nationale include lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lac Saint-Pere where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Lac Saint-Pere by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. You can camp about 300 m away, going by the mapping. There are toilets mapped about 300 m away. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Petit lac du Chemin de Fer at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac Saint-Pere as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.