Grand lac Noir in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Grand lac Noir sits in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, out in Quebec. Land around it is boreal forest. At about 25 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 2.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. For a base, Saint-Honoré sits 72 km out. It is 83 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Grand lac Noir

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Grand lac Noir gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 15°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Grand lac Noir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac du Chevalier sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Grand lac Noir is worth confirming on the day.