Fishing Lac Savas in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Savas is listed under Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Nord-du-Québec standards. The nearest place of any size is Chibougamau, 55 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 237 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Savas

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Savas a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Savas runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Piot, 1.5 km away. Treat access at Lac Savas as something to verify.