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

• Overview

  Lac Argoin sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. Elevation runs to 630 metres. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is high ground by Quebec standards. For supplies, Saint-Honoré is 74 km out. Labrecque is 80 km away, with Saint-Ambroise at 80 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Argoin

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Lac Argoin responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 15°C and January reads -19°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near early November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Lac Argoin rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac des Baumiers is 1.5 km distant. For Lac Argoin in particular, ask before you travel.