Deuxieme lac de la Mine in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Deuxieme lac de la Mine lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 256 metres. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 1.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The closest town, Pont Rouge, is 26 km away. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc follows at 27 km, then Sainte-Monique at 34 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Deuxieme lac de la Mine

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in 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. The shape of Deuxieme lac de la Mine rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Deuxieme lac de la Mine the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Premier lac de la Mine, 0.8 km away. Rules at Deuxieme lac de la Mine are worth checking on the day.