Lac Sainte-Marguerite, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac Sainte-Marguerite. It lies 676 metres above sea level. At about 51 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. A shoreline of some 4.9 km keeps the choices simple. On our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list it sits near the top for size. For a base, Saint-Fulgence sits 32 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 44 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sainte-Marguerite

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lac Sainte-Marguerite fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 15°C and January reads -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lac Sainte-Marguerite rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Cimon at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Lac Sainte-Marguerite before loading the car.