Lac a Pierre Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  The Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean entry here is Lac a Pierre, in Quebec. The water sits 237 metres up. The nearest town is Albanel, 32 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 142 km off. Other water nearby: Lac du Milieu lies 0.9 km on, Lac Perdu 2.4 km off, Lac des Iles lies 2.5 km on, Lac a Cantin 2.8 km off and Lac Jumeau Sud lies 2.8 km on. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Pierre

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 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. Work Lac a Pierre in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -20°C to 17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Expect Lac a Pierre to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac du Milieu is 0.9 km distant. Treat Lac a Pierre as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.