Lac a la Truite Fishing near Sainte-Monique, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac a la Truite is a Quebec water. This is rolling bush country. With some 10 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Sainte-Monique at 14 km is the nearest place to stop. L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur follows at 16 km, then Labrecque at 21 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Truite

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. 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 and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac a la Truite the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -18°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from early May until about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Lac a la Truite more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac Morel, 1 km out. Nothing on Lac a la Truite should be assumed from this page alone.