Lac Taquart Fishing near Saint-Honoré, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Taquart belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The land about it is taiga. It measures about 21 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 2.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is high ground by Quebec standards. The town to know is Saint-Honoré, 31 km out. Beyond it, Saint-Fulgence at 34 km and Chicoutimi at 41 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Taquart

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Take Lac Taquart a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 15°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Lac Taquart.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac de Foins sits 2.6 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Taquart in particular, ask before you travel.