Fishing at Deuxieme lac Jeannot, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Deuxieme lac Jeannot lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. Country round the bank runs to northern bush. At about 65 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline length is close to 7.5 km, and each section fishes a little differently. On our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list it sits near the top for size. The nearest town is Saint-Honoré, 56 km away. Saint-Ambroise is 61 km away, with Labrecque at 61 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Deuxieme lac Jeannot

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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. On Deuxieme lac Jeannot the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -19°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Deuxieme lac Jeannot regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Tiberiade is 1.6 km off. What applies at Deuxieme lac Jeannot may have changed since it was mapped.