Petit lac Carcajou Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Petit lac Carcajou belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surface lies 349 metres up. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 1.7 km on foot. Albanel lies 57 km from the water. For a city, Saguenay is 167 km off. Close by you have: Lac Patrick (1.9 km), Lac Milakutu some 2.1 km off, Lac Claire (2.5 km), Lac Lucien some 3.2 km off and Lac Ushishk (3.4 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Carcajou

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Petit lac Carcajou the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Petit lac Carcajou to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Patrick is 1.9 km off. Treat Petit lac Carcajou as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.