Grand lac Nempeche, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, sits Grand lac Nempeche. Salt water lies 31 km off. It runs to roughly 35 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 3.7 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Saint-Fulgence at 31 km is the nearest place to stop. It is 40 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Grand lac Nempeche

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Take Grand lac Nempeche a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 15°C in July. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around early November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Grand lac Nempeche runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac de la Decharge sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Grand lac Nempeche may have changed since it was mapped.