Deuxieme lac Froid, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean entry here is Deuxieme lac Froid, in Quebec. It lies 365 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 11 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 1.6 km in total. Start from L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, 45 km down the road. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 80 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Deuxieme lac Froid

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Deuxieme lac Froid the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Deuxieme lac Froid runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lac Jean is 1 km distant. Ask locally about Deuxieme lac Froid if anything is unclear.