Fishing Lac a la Perchaude in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac a la Perchaude is a Quebec water. The surface lies 188 metres up. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Supplies mean a trip to Dolbeau-Mistassini, 40 km off. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 128 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Perchaude

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Lac a la Perchaude where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -20°C for January. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac a la Perchaude.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. A launch point is recorded some 570 m off. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac Tatutat is 1.5 km distant. Where Lac a la Perchaude is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.