Lac Amisk Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac Amisk. Elevation runs to 734 metres. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Fulgence, 46 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 57 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Amisk

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish 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 Amisk the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 15°C in July. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Lac Amisk by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. 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. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lac Canine is 0.6 km distant. The position on Lac Amisk is worth confirming on the day.