Lac Taube, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac Taube in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Everything around it is taiga. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 1.9 km on foot. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Some 65 km away sits Saint-Félicien, the nearest settlement. Saguenay sits 162 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Taube

  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. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name 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 Taube gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Lac Taube the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac Berg at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Taube should be assumed from this page alone.