Fishing Lac Tavenet in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, is where Lac Tavenet sits. The land about it is spruce and muskeg. Roughly 14 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 2.0 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Chibougamau lies 73 km from the water. Chapais is 87 km away, with Normandin at 112 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tavenet

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Lac Tavenet where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Lac Tavenet more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Bours sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac Tavenet if anything is unclear.