Lac au Bois Vert Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac au Bois Vert is listed under Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It lies 251 metres above sea level. It measures about 71 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. You are looking at roughly 6.6 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Albanel is the closest place, 34 km off. Normandin is 34 km and Dolbeau-Mistassini 47 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Bois Vert

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. 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. Lac au Bois Vert fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 17°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Lac au Bois Vert to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac du Milieu is 0.9 km distant. Treat access at Lac au Bois Vert as something to verify.