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

• Overview

  This water sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surface lies 631 metres up. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. Sacré-Coeur sits 71 km from the bank. The big place round here is Saguenay, 86 km distant. Also worth knowing: Lac Losange at 0.6 km, Lac du Caribou roughly 0.8 km, Petit lac de la Croix at 1.4 km, Lac du Castor roughly 1.7 km and Lac Emery at 2 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac du Caribou

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in 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. At Petit lac du Caribou the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Petit lac du Caribou that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Lac Losange at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Petit lac du Caribou before loading the car.