Lac a Truite Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac a Truite in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The surface lies 347 metres up. 5.9 km away sits Métabetchouan, the nearest town. Saguenay sits 73 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Near neighbours include: Lac Leandre some 1.1 km off, Lac Rena 1.4 km away, Lac a Pierre some 1.8 km off, Lac Sauveur 2 km away and Lac Sangsue some 2.4 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Truite

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for 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. The shape of Lac a Truite rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac a Truite more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Leandre is 1.1 km off. None of that is settled for Lac a Truite in what we hold.