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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Auvray in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. It sits at 515 metres above sea level. With some 15 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.2 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Normandin lies 36 km from the water. Saguenay is the closest city, 147 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Auvray

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show 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. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac Auvray gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac Auvray the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lac Daze is 1.2 km distant. For Lac Auvray, the notice at the access point is the final word.