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6-acre lake near Québec. The lake tops out around 12 ft. The depth chart is built from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the humps, channels and drop-offs you see are measured, not guessed. Every species below gets its seasonal read from the same numbers driving the chart.
On the chart, Lac Daniel draws 6 acres inside 0.4 miles of shoreline. The basin is a simple one (shoreline index 1.1) — close to a bowl, so the structure on the chart matters more than the bank. The whole water is littoral — nothing here runs deeper than ~15 ft, so it's all weed-and-bait territory. You'll find it in Rimouski-Neigette MRC. Closest neighbour on DepthScout: Lac de la Perdrix, 1 mi northwest of here.
Carte de pêche interactive gratuite — Lac Daniel, Québec : courbes de profondeur issues de relevés bathymétriques réels jusqu'à 4 m (12 pi), et les meilleurs sites pour omble de fontaine, ouananiche, perchaude et plus. Les profondeurs proviennent de la Géobase des bathymétries de lac du Québec (MELCCFP) lorsque disponibles.
Spring puts brook trout in skinny water — 2 to 12 ft is the zone. Summer fish stay in 4 to 12 ft, and winter fish hold in 2 to 12 ft. Summer brook trout concentrate at Deep basin, a prime-rated deep basin around 11 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. A small spoon fished deep or a trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm covers the summer program.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 2 to 12 ft | dawn & dusk | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Small inline spinner (gold), Tiny spoon |
| Été | 4 to 12 ft | dawn & dusk | Deep basin (11 ft) | Small spoon fished deep, Trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm |
| Automne | 2 to 12 ft | midday & dawn | open water | Small spoon (orange), Spinner |
| Hiver | 2 to 12 ft | dawn | Deep basin (11 ft) | Small jigging spoon, Tungsten jig + plastic |
In spring, landlocked salmon run shallow here, mostly 1 to 12 ft. Summer keeps them at 4 to 12 ft, and they winter in 3 to 12 ft. Deep basin is the standout, a deep basin at roughly 11 ft, rated prime for summer landlocked salmon. Time it for early morning and the evening. You won't need more than a dodger + streamer down deep or a thin spoon on lead core most summer days.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 1 to 12 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Streamer flies (Grey Ghost) off boards, Thin spoon (Mooselook style) |
| Été | 4 to 12 ft | dawn & dusk | Deep basin (11 ft) | Dodger + streamer down deep, Thin spoon on lead core |
| Automne | 2 to 12 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Casting spoon at the mouths, Streamers |
| Hiver | 3 to 12 ft | dawn | Deep basin (11 ft) | Small jigging spoon, Swedish pimple + smelt |
When the water first warms, yellow perch slide up into 3 to 12 ft. There's no big seasonal slide here — summer means 4 to 12 ft, winter 4 to 12 ft. Start at Shallow bay flat. It's a weed flat holding about 3 ft of water and rates prime come spring. The feeding windows run early morning. Keep a drop-shot micro plastics or a small spoon tipped with worm rigged through the warm months.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 3 to 12 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Small jig + curly tail, Perch-pattern micro crank |
| Été | 4 to 12 ft | dawn | Deep basin (11 ft) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small spoon tipped with worm |
| Automne | 4 to 12 ft | midday | Deep basin (11 ft) | Jigging spoon (small), Perch rig / spreader |
| Hiver | 4 to 12 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (11 ft) | Tungsten jig + spikes, Rattle spoon (small) |
Spring puts muskellunge in skinny water — 3 to 12 ft is the zone. Summer fish stay in 4 to 12 ft, and winter fish hold in 4 to 12 ft. Shallow bay flat is the standout, a weed flat at roughly 3 ft, rated prime for spring muskellunge. Plan around the evening and early morning in the warm months. A double-10 bucktail or a topwater (walk-the-dog / creeper) covers the summer program.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 3 to 12 ft | dusk | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Smaller bucktail (#8 blades), 6" glide bait |
| Été | 4 to 12 ft | dusk & dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Double-10 bucktail, Topwater (walk-the-dog / creeper) |
| Automne | 3 to 12 ft | midday & dusk | Deep basin (11 ft) | Big rubber (Bull Dawg style), 10"+ glide bait |
| Hiver | 4 to 12 ft | midday | Deep basin (11 ft) | Large rubber, crawled slow |
Spring puts brown bullhead in skinny water — 2 to 8 ft is the zone. Warm water sends them out to 3 to 12 ft; cold water stacks them in 4 to 12 ft. Deep basin is the standout, a deep basin at roughly 11 ft, rated prime for winter brown bullhead. Plan around after dark and the evening in the warm months.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 2 to 8 ft | dusk & night | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | |
| Été | 3 to 12 ft | night & dusk | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | |
| Automne | 4 to 12 ft | dusk | Deep basin (11 ft) | |
| Hiver | 4 to 12 ft | midday | Deep basin (11 ft) |
Come spring, look for chain pickerel tight to the bank in 2 to 10 ft. They move out to 2 to 12 ft in summer and finish the year down in 3 to 12 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Shallow bay flat: a weed flat around 3 ft that scores prime in spring. Best bite is early morning and the evening. A weedless spoon + trailer or a buzzbait is the honest summer answer here.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 2 to 10 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Inline spinner (silver), Small spoon (red/white) |
| Été | 2 to 12 ft | dawn & dusk | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Weedless spoon + trailer, Buzzbait |
| Automne | 3 to 12 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Jerkbait along weed edges, Spinnerbait |
| Hiver | 3 to 12 ft | dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Jigging spoon (through ice) |
2 pieces of structure are mapped here — Deep basin, around 11 ft, is the deepest of them.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Québec waters are set by the Québec sport fishing rules (MELCCFP) — and special regulations can apply to Lac Daniel specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Québec fishing regulations →
Lac Daniel is about 12 ft (4 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart here comes from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the contours reflect measured depths.
Lac Daniel atteint environ 4 m (12 pi) à son point le plus profond. Les profondeurs proviennent de relevés bathymétriques réels.
Anglers target brook trout, landlocked salmon, yellow perch, muskellunge, brown bullhead, chain pickerel on Lac Daniel. This species list is an informed estimate from Québec's provincial fish-range maps (bounded by each lake's depth and habitat), not a per-lake fish survey — Québec doesn't publish per-lake species records.
Deep basin is the top-rated area: a deep basin in about 11 ft of water that rates prime for landlocked salmon in summer. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by species and season.
For brook trout, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Lac Daniel is regulated by the Québec sport fishing rules (MELCCFP). Check the official Québec regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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More water nearby: Rimouski-Neigette MRC fishing maps (26 charts). Browse all Québec fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: state fisheries survey programs. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.