Fishing at Lac Albert, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Albert is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean waters in Quebec. Everything around it is taiga. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 43 km from Labrecque. The big place round here is Saguenay, 77 km distant. Others within reach: Petit lac Robert some 0.4 km off, Lac Jacques out at 1.2 km, Lac Louis some 1.8 km off, Lac Paul-Emile out at 1.9 km and Lac Henri-Paul some 2.3 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Albert

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish 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. Anyone new to Lac Albert should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 16°C in July. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Lac Albert by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. 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. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Petit lac Robert, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Albert, the notice at the access point is the final word.