Fishing Grand lac Verreault in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Grand lac Verreault is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, in Quebec. The country round it is spruce and muskeg from end to end. Surface area is around 31 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 3.5 km in total. On our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list it sits near the top for size. The nearest place of any size is Roberval, 39 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 117 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Grand lac Verreault

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Grand lac Verreault responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. At Grand lac Verreault the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac Blouin is 1.2 km distant. Check the position on Grand lac Verreault before loading the car.