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

• Overview

  Lac Andre lies in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. With some 49 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 4.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Few waters listed in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are bigger. The closest town, Sacré-Coeur, is 50 km away. Then Saint-Fulgence, 53 km, and La Baie, 57 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andre

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lac Andre the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 15°C and January near -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Lac Andre to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Emmuraille at 5.2 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac Andre locally before you travel.