Fishing at Lac aux Bleuets Secs, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac aux Bleuets Secs, in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. It lies 264 metres above sea level. It measures some 1.29 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. Pont Rouge at 39 km is the nearest place to stop. Saguenay sits 91 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Bleuets Secs

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Lac aux Bleuets Secs decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac aux Bleuets Secs more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Débarcadère sits about 490 m away and carries the launch. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Petit lac Martel is 1.4 km off. Signs at Lac aux Bleuets Secs carry more weight than any list.