Lac Savate near Saint-Fulgence: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Savate falls inside Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Salt water lies 29 km off. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. The closest town, Saint-Fulgence, is 35 km distant. Beyond it, Saint-Honoré at 43 km and La Baie at 43 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Savate

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lac Savate fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 15°C and January near -18°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac Savate runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Saute-Mouton, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac Savate should be assumed from this page alone.