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

• Overview

  Lac au Pekan is one of the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean waters in Quebec. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Albanel sits 9.2 km from here and is the nearest stop. Normandin is 14 km and Dolbeau-Mistassini 21 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Pekan

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Lac au Pekan rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 17°C in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac au Pekan runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac Defonce, 0.5 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac au Pekan.