Lac a Jack near Labrecque: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac a Jack sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. It sits at 435 metres above sea level. Labrecque sits 30 km from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Saguenay is 45 km off. Round about: Lac Malfait sits 0.9 km out, Lac Alphonse near enough 2.1 km, Lac Richard sits 2.2 km out, Lac Levesque near enough 2.8 km and Lac Marie sits 2.8 km out. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Jack

  Our records hold no depth for this water. 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. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean 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. On Lac a Jack that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -18°C for January. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac a Jack runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Zec du Lac-de-la-Boiteuse covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Malfait is 0.9 km off. Ask locally about Lac a Jack if anything is unclear.