Lac au Foin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac au Foin belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. This is spruce and muskeg country. It measures about 14 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The edge runs 1.8 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Roberval at 49 km is the nearest place to stop. Saguenay sits 120 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Foin

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 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. On Lac au Foin the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 17°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan any trip to Lac au Foin around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Tete des Mousses is 2.1 km off. What applies at Lac au Foin may have changed since it was mapped.