Lac Arion in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Arion sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. The bank is 376 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. You are 84 km from Normandin. Albanel follows at 88 km, then Saint-Félicien at 100 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Arion

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lac Arion that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 16°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac Arion fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lac Entre-Deux, 1.2 km out. Nothing on Lac Arion should be assumed from this page alone.